Rand, McNally & Co.'s Indexed Atlas of the World. by WORLD ATLAS) - 1882.

Chicago.: Rand, McNally & Co.. Fifth Edition.. 1882.. Leather-bound volume, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 3 inches; AEG; 904 plus 7 unnumbered advertising pp. at rear. Unnumbered Title page, Introduction, Contents, and Index of Diagrams and Tables at front. Tipped-in maps are in full color or outline color. Leather binding is scuffed with discolored spot to front cover. Several loose pages; however, binding overall is tight and secure. An attractive atlas with contents in very good clean condition. Title page reads (take a deep breath): "Rand, McNally & Co.'s Indexed Atlas of the World containing large scale maps of every country and civil division upon the face of the globe, together with Historical, Descriptive, and Statistical matter relative to each. Illustrated by colored diagrams showing increase or decrease of population, wealth, debt, and taxation, civil condition of people, chief productions, articles of manufacture and commerce, religious sects, etc., accompanied by a new and original compilation forming a ready reference index, which presents as its special feature the arrangement in alphabetical order of nearly all known geographical names; those pertaining to each country and civil division being placed after its map, with convenient reference thereto. In connection herewith is given, as accurately as can be ascertained, the population of every city, town, village and hamlet in the known world, that of the United States of America being taken from the census returns of 1880." .