Lot no. 140
[ATLAS]. [CHIQUET. LE NOUVEAU ET CURIEUX ATLAS GEOGRAPHIQUE ET HISTORIQUE]. [Paris, J. Chiquet (1719). 1 volume in-8 oblong of 56-[4] leaves, half posterior basane. Atlas consisting of 4 plates of globes and 4 p. of text (explanation of zones and situation of peoples; treatise on the sphere of the world; division, distance and size of the world; asterisms or celestial constellation with the number of their stars), 23 watercolour enhanced maps and their 23 explanatory plates followed by 4 sheets of text relating to ancient and modern sacred geography. Title missing. A large folding map of France by Dezauche, dated 1803, has been added and bound into the volume.
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03/27/2025
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