(History, Cartography): Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas; A General Guide to History, Both Ancient and Modern..according to the plan of Le Sage, Greatly Improved. A New Edition, Enlarged
by Gros, C. And Aspin, J
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Crozet, Virginia, United States
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London: J. Barfield (Wardour-Street), 1814. Eighteen inch, half leather, elephant folio, with original boards and embossed label, expertly rebacked with deep red Harmattan leather with new leather at corners, 22k gold tooled leather spine. Original endpapers, title page, and dedication page to Prince Charlotte of Wales. All 64 engraved maps and charts present, with minimal browning/foxing, and original hand color. Some browining to edges. Although Phillips indicates an 1807 issue (entry 3315), that edition only had the tables, not the geographical maps. Entry 131 is the first American edition in 1820 to have the maps. This 1814 edition offered here is actually the first with 11 new historical maps. (The LOC actually holds a copy of this issue, it just is not listed in Phillips: LC Control Number: 28000642.) This atlas was clearly an attempt to compete with the earlier atlases of Le Sage. (There is apparently an 1813 edition, with 10 new historical maps, with several copies listed in OCLC, but still with the 64 plate total, according to the entries: OCLC: 7002821.). First Thus. Half-Leather. Very Good.
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- Title
- (History, Cartography): Lavoisne's Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological, and Geographical Atlas; A General Guide to History, Both Ancient and Modern..according to the plan of Le Sage, Greatly Improved. A New Edition, Enlarged
- Author
- Gros, C. And Aspin, J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- J. Barfield (Wardour-Street)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- Maps, Mapping, Atlas, Atlases, World History, Cartography, Genealogy
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- E. Books--Atlases;
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The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books
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Crozet, Virginia
About The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books
The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books is owned and operated by Joel & Deborah Kovarsky. We first opened in 1998, but have had a decades-old interest in old maps, books, and paper, stemming from a comparable long-standing interest in how knowledge is used. Our business is run via the internet. We do not run an open shop, however we do welcome visitors by appointment only. Before attempting a visit, please contact us. We are a specialty business, dealing in antiquarian maps and related books (atlases, history of cartography, selected reference books, etc.). Please feel free to contact us for specific inquiries.
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