Miniature atlas with maps of continents & world
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Author: Rizzi-Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio
Title: Atlas geographique contenant la Mappemonde et les quatre Parties avec les differents Etats d'Europe...
Place Published: Paris
Publisher:Chez Lattré
Date Published: 1762
Description:
Engraved title-page & frontispiece + 30 double-page copper-engraved map plates hand-colored in outline. (12mo) 12.5x8.5 cm (5x3¼"), period mottled calf, marbled endpapers.
Charming miniature atlas concentrating on Europe, with a world map in two parts (eastern and western hemispheres); continental maps North America, South America, Asia, African and Europe; and maps of the various European nations, including a four-part map of France (as well as a general map of France), a six-part map of Germany (and a separate map of Prussia); plus a plate depicting an armillary sphere.
Condition Report: Spine worn, old repairs at joints; very good condition.
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Heading:
Author: Rizzi-Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio
Title: Atlas geographique contenant la Mappemonde et les quatre Parties avec les differents Etats d'Europe...
Place Published: Paris
Publisher:Chez Lattré
Date Published: 1762
Description:
Engraved title-page & frontispiece + 30 double-page copper-engraved map plates hand-colored in outline. (12mo) 12.5x8.5 cm (5x3¼"), period mottled calf, marbled endpapers.
Charming miniature atlas concentrating on Europe, with a world map in two parts (eastern and western hemispheres); continental maps North America, South America, Asia, African and Europe; and maps of the various European nations, including a four-part map of France (as well as a general map of France), a six-part map of Germany (and a separate map of Prussia); plus a plate depicting an armillary sphere.
Condition Report: Spine worn, old repairs at joints; very good condition.