1790, Atlas des enfans, illustré.
Atlas des enfans, ou Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre la géographie, avec un nouveau traité de la sphere, et XXIV cartes enluminées. New edition, corrected & expanded. Lyon 1790.
Condition : good, slightly rubbed, corners slightly bumped, slightly browned, library mark on spine and title page, p. 77/78 tear over 5 cm with small loss, p. 97/98 minor loss to side margin, two maps with small stain. Overall a good clean copy.
Illustrations : engraved frontispiece, 24 folding maps coloured after printing after G. Delisle: planisphere, 4 continental maps, 17 maps of European countries and 2 cosmographic diagrams, headbands, lamp-ends.
Binding : full contemporary leather, gilt spine, red edges.
Volume : 1 volume.
Format : In-12.
Pages : XV, (1), 286 pp. (a8, A - L12, M11).
Publisher : Lyon, Jean-Marie Bruyset.
Date : 1790.
References : Gumuchian 388; Huguet 741.
First edition printed in Amsterdam in 1766.
The "Nouveau traité de la sphere" has its own title page, the address and date of edition are identical, continuous pagination.
The maps and accompanying text provide information on the climate, government, religion, character of the inhabitants, productions, strengths of each state, titles under which the rulers of Europe are known. of the inhabitants, produc¬ tions, strengths of each state, titles under which the rulers of Europe are known. The text proceeds by questions and answers.
Condition | Used - Good |
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Language | France |
Illustrated | Yes |
Year | 1790 |
Editor | Bruyset |
First edition | No |
Signed edition | No |
Signed binding | No |
Armorial binding | No |
Binding / Format | Full leather |
Size | 17 x 10,5 cm |