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Cartografia - Atlante - Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Atlas historique, ou nouvelle introduction a l'histoire, a la chronologie & a la geographie ancienne & moderne; representee dans de nouvelles cartes, ou l'on remarque l'etablissement des etats & empires du monde, leur durae, leur chute, & leurs differens gouvernemens, 1700

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€ 1.000 - 2.000

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€ 15.140

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Amsterdam, the Honoré & amp; Châtelain, 1718-20. In 2nd. 7 vols. Title pages in red and black ink with chalcographic marks, copper-engraved doorways to volumes I, II, IV, V, VII with 284 double-page plates, of which several folded, light browning, slight blooms and redness, some tears without loss some plates, card 3 of volume I is missing, the guard card and the first two cards of volume VI have been removed, few restorations, contemporary leather binding, arms embossed in gold on the plates, backs with 6 nerves, gilded cuts, front plate of the VI vol. detached, defects in the hinges and backs, some stains, defects. Paper ex libris on the counterplate.


Specialist Notes

Monumental historical atlas, complete with seven volumes richly illustrated with double-page tables, often folded, which depict geographical maps, views, extracts of natural history and folklore, portraits, as well as numerous genealogical and heraldic tables. The work collects the legacy of the geographical discoveries that took place from the discovery of America to the century. XVIII, based in particular on the travels of Chardin, Dapper, de Bruyn. Present the wonderful map of America composed of four tables assembled in a single card.

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