Atlases. A collection of 16 atlases, 18th & 19th century

Atlases. A collection of 16 atlases, 18th & 19th century, historical and geographical atlases, including Buffier (P.). Geographie Universelle, Exposée dans les Differentes Méthodes qui Peuvent Abréger l'étude & faciliter l'usage de cette Science..., 8th edition, Pierre-Francois Giffart, Paris 1759, additional half-title, title pages with near-contemporary ownership signature, advertisement and index, 18 uncoloured engraved maps including the world and four continents, text block a little shaken and loose, marbled endpapers, contemporary gilt calf, worn and rubbed, 8vo, together with Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green (publishers). The Edinburgh Gazetteer to Compendious Geographical Dictionary..., 1829, uncoloured engraved folding frontispiece of a hemispherical projection of the world by A. Arrowsmith and nine uncoloured engraved folding maps, later half calf, rebacked but retaining original spine, spine frayed with some loss, 8vo, with Dufour (Adolphe Hippolyte). Atlas Universal de Géographie Ancienne et Moderne..., J. Langlumé, Paris, circa 1860, title page and index, comparison table, astrological chart and 47 (of 48, lacking Ireland), engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, very slight spotting, contemporary quarter sheep, worn and rubbed, oblong 4to, plus Monin (Charles V.). Atlas Classique de la Geographie Ancienne du Moyen Age, et Moderne, a l'Usage des Colleges et des Pensions, Paris, circa 1845, title page with old library stamps, folding engraved comparison table, forty engraved maps and charts, some old ink staining, underlining and marginalia throughout, text block shaken and loose, crude tape repair to hinges and joints, contemporary boards, heavily rubbed and worn, 4to and Anson (George). A Voyage round the World in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV..., compiled..., by Richard Walter..., 8th edition, Dublin, 1754, frontispiece of a folding engraved map of the world, backed with later paper, containing numerous engraved plates and diagrams, heavily frayed, 19th century half calf gilt, worn and rubbed, 8vo, with another copy similar, plus another 10 atlases and travelogues, including examples by or after Mavor, Ordnance Survey, Milner, Butler, Cellarius, Goldsmith and Murphy, all containing maps and plates, various sizes and condition

(Qty: 16)

Sold as a collection of maps and prints, not subject to return.

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