This uncommon school atlas features 5 double-page and 5 single-page maps including a Geographical & Statistical Map of the United States that shows both the state of Missouri and a very large Missouri Territory occupying much of the west. Texas is named the Spanish Province of Texas. An interesting Moral & Political Chart of the Inhabited World… uses a series of emblems to explain the state of civilization - from savage to enlightened, as well as the type of government and the common religions. Other thematic maps include Isothermal Chart, Or, View of Climates & Productions… and Chart of the Principal Animals of the World, the latter featuring numbered images of various species of wildlife and a key providing the names of the animals. William C. Woodbridge (1794-1854), a congregational minister and educational reformist, was editor of The American Annals of Education and Instruction. Hardbound in original paper-covered boards.

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Condition: B

Contemporary color with some staining, foxing, soiling, and a few pencil notations. The map of the United States has an archivally repaired 8" edge tear at right and a 4" centerfold separation at bottom that has been repaired on recto. Title page, two text pages, and the front cover are dampstained. Covers are soiled with small loss at bottom right. Rebacked.