Lot no. 390
Elbe
River map of the Elbe (cover title) (and the Vltava). Partly coloured lithogr. map in 56 segments as leporello old mounted on linen. Cologne, C.F. Kaiser (printed by Aubel), (1886). 56 sheets each 50 x 44 cm. Landscape fol. HLwd. cover with gilt stamped D-title (rubbed, bumped).
Scale 1:25000 - Extremely rare leporello, 29 metres long in total, showing the course of the Vltava and Elbe rivers between Prague and Hamburg. - Very rare, currently no copy traceable in the trade. Library Hub Discover in the KVK with reference to the university libraries in Lancester and Manchester, 1 copy in the SLUB Dresden. - With precise details of groynes, sandbanks etc., villages on the river, railway lines with their stations. At the edge of the river course the names commonly used in navigation for prominent points in the river are listed. - With the separate overview sheet "Elbe river basin". - Slightly rubbed, approx. 3 sheets with annotations in pencil and drawings in coloured pencil, slightly browned due to paper, some foxing and fingerstaining, otherwise in good overall condition.
Very rare partly coloured lithogr. map of the Elbe and the Moldova in 56 segments as leporello old mounted on linen. Contemp. half cloth cover with gilt stamped title (rubbed, bumped). - Scale 1:25000 - 29 metres long in total, showing the course of the Vltava and Elbe rivers between Prague and Hamburg. - No copy currently traceable in the trade. Library Hub Discover in the KVK with reference to the university libraries in Lancester and Manchester, 1 copy in the SLUB Dresden. - With precise details of groynes, sandbanks etc., villages along the river, railway lines and their stations. At the edge of the course of the river, the names commonly used in navigation for prominent points in the river are listed. - With the separate overview sheet "River basin of the Elbe". - Slightly rubbed, approx. 3 sheets with annotations in pencil and drawings in coloured pencil, slightly browned due to paper, some foxing and fingerstaining, otherwise in overall good condition.
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