Erik Pontoppidan: Den Danske Atlas [...]. 7 vols. Cph 1763?81. 1st ed. Complete. (7)

Erik Pontoppidan, b. Århus 1698, d. Copenhagen 1764
Erich Pontoppidan: Den Danske Atlas [...]. 7 vols. Cph 1763?81. 1st ed. 4to. Complete with 296 mostly folding engraved maps, plans and views of Denmark and Danish cities, castles, houses and gardens, incl. engraved plates showing Danish antiquarian relics, plants, animals and costumes. Copy on strong paper. Each volume gives a list of its plates, and a 50-page index at the end of volume VII covers all seven volumes. Each volume with a 1798 owner's purchase inscription by C. Worgod and his stamp. With an occasional minor stain in the fore-edge margin or insignificant small marginal defect or repair, but generally in fine condition. One plate with minor repair. Bound in 7 cont. uniform full calf bindings, one vol. with weak hinge, some vols. with wear to upper and lower parts of spines. The bindings are slightly rubbed, the head of the backstrip of volume I restored and the spine labels chipped, but the bindings remain in good condition. (7)