Appletons' Standard Elementary Geography
date: label: date made
content: 1880
name: label: maker
content: D. Appleton and Company
notes: label: Description
content: <i>Appletons' Standard Elementary Geography</i> is primarily devoted to the United States and its regional groupings of states. Each chapter briefly presents a topography of land and water, along with distinctive features of climate. Also included in each lesson is a summary of the history and commercial pursuits of the inhabitants. In addition, every continent is discussed, with attention to the largest countries and cities. There are numerous colored maps and black and white illustrations of key historical events and settlements. The brown front cover features stylized capital letters for the A of Appletons and the G of Geography, akin to an illuminated manuscript. This comprehensive and sophisticated textbook is 108 pages in length.
label: Description
content: D. Appleton & Company was an American publisher founded in New York City by Daniel Appleton (1785-1849). He published his first book in 1831 and the firm’s publications gradually extended over many genres, including literature and travel. The family-run publishing house went on to issue the <i>New American Cyclopedia</i> and the <i>Unabridged English Dictionary</i>, which made the Appleton name world famous. The company grew to become one of the world's most important publishing houses. In 1933, Appleton merged with Century to create a new company, D. Appleton-Century Co. Then in 1948, D. Appleton-Century Co. merged with F.S. Crofts, Inc. The company was sold to Prentice-Hall in the 1960s.
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: associated subject
content: Geography
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.3127.39
label: nonaccession number
content: 2014.3127
label: catalog number
content: 2014.3127.39
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 23.495 cm x 19.05 cm x 1.27 cm