A System of Geography: or, a New and Accurate Description of the Earth In all its Empires, Kingdoms and States. Illustrated with History and Topography, and maps of every Country, Fairly Engraven on Copper, according to the latest Discoveries and Corrections
by MOLL, Herman
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London,A.andJ.Churchil,1701.
Folio. Contemp. full calf, 5 raised bands, Blindtooled covers, Cambridge-binding style. Rebacked, preserving most of original spine. Front free endpapers renewed. Engraved frontispiece (M. Vander Gucht Sculp). Printed title in red a. black. (6),4,(28),26,444 - (2),230,(28) pp. One folio (signature N) outside pagenumbering: "The World in Planisphere". Some textengravings, some wood-engravings in the text. With all 43 engraved maps interspersed in the text. A bit of corner of one leaf (pp.313-14) gone affecting a small part of the frame on the last map (Chili, Magellans-Land). Printed on good paper, a few scattered brown spots,mainly in first part. Some browning to two leaves in the first index (signaturee,1-2).
First edition. The work is, in effect, an enlarged edition of the "Thesaurus geographicus" (1695) omitting allexcept one of the small town plans but with additional maps marked as "New""(Shirley T.MOLL-1b, where the worldmap is missing).
In 1701 he published A System of Geography, the first of his own publishing. Although it contained nofundamental changes in the presentation of his previous work, it helped him to assert himself as a freelance cartographer. Over the years, the work itself as well as individual maps were of influence on other publishers, as they were frequently copied and re-issuedReviews
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- Grupo Editorial Rosa Maria Porrua (MX)
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- Title
- A System of Geography
- Author
- MOLL, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary full calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. and J. Churchil
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1701
- Size
- Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Herman Moll
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- VIAJES; Maps; Siglo XVIII;
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