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Faizal Khan (born 1993), known professionally as Khan Sir (pronounced [ˈxɑːn sɪɽ] ⓘ), is an Indian Educator and YouTuber based in Patna, Bihar. He runs a coaching centre for students preparing for different kinds of competitive exams in India.
The 40 maps include the following (not a complete list; these maps were found in the David Rumsey map collection as included in Arrowsmith's 1838 Atlas. The Rumsey collection has digitized the maps in the 1838 and 1844 edition of the Atlas. Other editions of the atlas were published in 1834, 1835, 1839, 1840, 1842, 1859 and 1861.)
Tarbiṣu was excavated by Austen Henry Layard in 1850, and then Sir Henry Rawlinson under the auspices of the British Museum in 1852. Among the small finds were "royal cylinder in red cornelian" which had been wrapped in gold leaf, presumably kept as a relic. [2] [3] In 1868 the University of Mosul was granted a license to excavate at the site.
The atlas included such details as the configurations of hills, bridges, ferries and the relative size of towns. One hundred strip road maps are shown, accompanied by a double-sided page of text giving additional advice for the map's use, notes on the towns shown and the alternative pronunciations of their name. [ 6 ]
Most of Wilkinson's maps were derived from English map publisher John Bowles. Following Bowles' death in 1779, Wilkinson acquired the Bowles map plate library, after which he updated the plates until 1794, when he released The General Atlas of the World. This atlas was reissued several times, in 1802 and 1809, before Wilkinson's death in 1825. [1]
Earth Platinum, published by Millennium House in 2012, [1] is the world's largest atlas at 6 ft × 4.5 ft (1.8 m × 1.4 m). It surpasses the famous Klencke Atlas at the British Library, which held the record of the world's largest atlas since 1660. [2]
Purely judging from the number of maps in the Atlas Maior, Blaeu had outdone his rival Jan Janssonius. And also from a commercial point of view it was a huge success. Also due to the superior typography the Atlas Maior by Blaeu soon became a status symbol for rich citizens. Costing 350 guilders for a non-coloured and 450 guilders for a coloured ...
John Senex (1678–1740) was an English cartographer, engraver and explorer.. He was also an astrologer, geologist, and geographer to Queen Anne of Great Britain, [1] editor and seller of antique maps and most importantly creator of the pocket-size map of the world.