He is best known for his A New General Atlas Comprising a Complete Set of Maps (1824), which was a bestseller. The first atlas published by Finley appeared in 1818, the Atlas classica, or, Select maps of ancient geography, both sacred and profane, for the use of colleges and schools in the United States. His first maps also date from this year, with two maps in Daniel Edward Clarke’s Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa. He may have been in business as early as 1809 and his first publication dates from ca. A publisher, Finley was also involved in several Philadelphia civic and professional societies such as the Philadelphia Apprentices’ Library. He is presumed to have been born in Philadelphia, where he also died. African Islands, including Madagascar (64)Īnthony Finley (1784-1836) was an American map publisher.
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