Lot 1571 Edme Mentelle. Cosmographie élémentaire, …

Cosmographie élémentaire, divisée en parties astronomique et géographique. Nouvelle édition, considerablement augmentée. Mit 24 gefalteten, grenzkolorierten Kupfertafeln und einer gefalteten Tabelle. Paris, Selbstverlag, 1785. XX, 399 S. 4°. Mamoriertes Ldr. mit goldgepr. RSchild und RVergoldung (berieben und bestoßen).

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Geographie und Reisen – Zweite Ausgabe. - Das Werk des französischen Kartographen und Professor für Geographie Edme Mentelle. Die prachtvollen und detailreichen Kupfertafeln in sauberem und kraftvollen Kolorit zeigen u.a. Deutschland, Indien, Griechenland, Südamerika und den Golf von Mexiko. - Vereinzelt mit Anstreichungen in alter Hand. Minimal stockfleckig. Insgesamt ein sehr sauberes Exemplar.

Geography and Travel – Atlases - With 24 folded, border-colored copper plates and a folded table. Marbled leather with gold-stamped spineplate and gilt spine (rubbed and bumped). - Second edition. - The work of the French cartographer and professor of geography Edme Mentelle. The magnificent and detailed copper plates in clean and vibrant coloring show, among other places, Germany, India, Greece, South America, and the Gulf of Mexico. - Occasionally with touches in an old hand. Minimal foxing. Overall, a very clean copy.

Startprice: 500 €
Estimate: 750 €

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