A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress: With Bibliographical Notes. Volume 4: Titles 4088–5324

Summary

This 1920 volume is the fourth installment of the Library of Congress list of geographical atlases, compiled under the direction of Philip Lee Phillips, Chief of the Division of Maps. It describes 1,237 atlases numbered 4088–5324, chiefly materials received since 1914, while retaining the descriptive and indexing system of the preceding volumes. The contents are arranged by world region, country, and locality, with topical subdivisions including historical, maritime, military, school, physical, and commercial atlases. U.S. state and county atlases occupy a substantial portion; the preface identifies county atlases as the Division’s most frequently consulted holdings, especially for federal reference work. Notable rare items include works by Blaeu, Mercator, Ortelius, Seller, and Waghenaer. A consolidated alphabetical author list covers works across the collection, while the closing index entries illustrate detailed access by place, person, battle, map type, and date, linked through main-entry numbers.