Nouvel Atlas Portatif destine principalement pour l'instruction de la Jeunesse...; [New Portable Atlas intended primarily for the instruction of Youth]
Paris: Delamarche, 1784.
Illustrated with 52 fine double page copper plate maps with original hand outline color, plus a plate numbered 47(2). 7 pp. including table of contents. Beautifully engraved title page, has paper label torn off, and a stamp underneath. 4to (11.5" x 9.75"), minor scuffing to original marble board binding, with gilt and leather spine in 7 compartments. Many maps have paper and glue residue in margin (from early tab inserts?). Paris: 1784.
Fine atlas including four world maps and several of the Americas (with a particularly nice map of Mexico) Europe, the Holy Land, Africa and Asia.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Third
Language: French
Price: $4,800.00
Item #217661