LETH, HENDRIK DE. 1703-1766.
ROUSSET DE MISSY, JEAN. Nieuwe astronomische geographische en historische atlas. Amsterdam: Hendrik de Leth, [1749].
8vo (192 x 75 mm). [192] pp. Title page in red and black. Vignette on title. Additional engraved folding title in French and Dutch, 35 engraved folding maps hand-colored in outline, 2 folding hand-colored tables, 3 folding engraved plates of globes and astronomical systems, a folding engraved double-hemisphere celestial map, and an engraved folding plate of flags. Later morocco backed mottled calf. Some toning to maps, a few short tears to fore-edges and folds, soiling to letterpress title and flags plate and a few minor instances throughout.
FIRST EDITION of this charming pocket atlas which includes a double hemisphere world map showing California as an island, one map each of North America and South America. Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici Le H 1.
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1,600 - 2,300
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