A Geographical and Statistical Atlas for the Use of the Blind [Boston line letter.]

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Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
Collection KSB Collection
Author Howe, Samuel Gridley, 1801-1876
Credit line Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 2003.185
Publish date 1836
Summary Text in raised letters with raised-line illustrations. Includes maps showing the countries of the world; a comparative chart of the surface of the sun and the planets; and a table listing the area, population, revenue, and government of each country. Book has been rebound; black clothbound boards with gilt lettering on spine.

Object ID 2003.185.172
Object Name Book
Phys Desc 15 x 18 1/2 x 1 in.
Publisher Perkins Institution for the Blind
Pub Place Boston
Subjects Geography.
Maps for the blind and visually handicapped.
Statistics.
Title A Geographical and Statistical Atlas for the Use of the Blind [Boston line letter.]
Subtitle On an Original Plan
Image Courtesy of the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.

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