Worcester's Modern Atlas, Comprising the Following Maps. 1. Heights of Mountains. 2. Lengths of Rivers . 3. The World (I). 4. North America (II). 5. United States (III). 6. New England, or Eastern States; 7. Middle States, with Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, &c. (IV); 8. South America (V); 9. Europe (VI); 10. British Isles (VII); 11. France, Germany, Belgium, Holland &c. (VIII); 12. Asia (IX); 13. Turkey, Arabia, Persia, Hindostan, Afganistan, Egypt, Nubia, &c. (X); 14 Africa (XI). by Worcester, [Joseph Emerson]; (Maps Engraved by H. Morse, Sc.) - 1838

Boston: Published by Hilliard, Gray and Co., 1838. Soft cover. Fair. Quarto. 14 leaves. Collates complete with all hand-colored copperplate maps. Most leaves have a separate map. The "Heights of Mountains" and "Lengths of Rivers" are together on one leaf. "North America" is on a single page, and "United States" is a double-page map. "New England, or Eastern States" and "Middle States, with Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, &c." are on a double-page map. Soft cover bound in quarter leather with printed paper covers. The binding is very worn and scuffed with some of the printed surface worn off the front and rear covers. Chipping to the edges of the binding with some damping, especially visible on the rear cover. The top of the leather spine is also damped. Undated; Worldcat notes 4 examples of this atlas by Hillard and Gray with possible dates of 1831, 1835, and 1838. The inside of the front cover has an early owner's label affixed reading "Jacob Mordecai / Hillsboro / North Carolina / August 22d, 1838 / Raleigh No. C." ~~ Jacob Mordecai (1762-1838) was a businessman from Philadelphia, Virginia and North Carolina who founded (1809) the Mordecai Female Seminary in what is now Warrenton, North Carolina. He died on Sept. 4, 1838, just weeks after this signature. In 1774, Jacob was part of a youth rifle corps and escorted the First Continental Congress from Frankford into Philadelphia. ~~ Some of the maps have short tears at the fore edge, especially the last four maps. The rear cover is heavily chipped and stained. Photos for each map available on request. We have a photo album of this atlas on our bookshop's Facebook page (Pages Past Used and Rare Books).