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LATTRE (J.)
Petit atlas moderne ou collection de cartes élémentaires dedié à la jeunesse, Paris, Lattré, 1793

15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£600 - £800

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LATTRE (J.)

Petit atlas moderne ou collection de cartes élémentaires dedié à la jeunesse, engraved title, 2 double-page celestial plates, 1 double-page twin-hemispherical world map and 25 double-page or folding engraved maps (hand-coloured in outline, some with folding flaps, as listed in table), small hole in title, a few maps repaired on verso, last map split at fold, 20pp. text ('Idée de la sphère' by C.F. Delamarche) and advertisement leaf at end, contemporary boards, spine worn [cf. Phillips Atlases 741], 8vo, Paris, Lattré, 1793

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An attractive and early juvenile atlas, with a map of the world and four of the Americas.

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