Geography Zeune, August Gea. Attempt at a scientific description of the earth. With a folded copper plate and a folded aquatint plate. Berlin, Wittich, 1808. XVI, 224 p. 8°. Cloth boards with gilt stamped ribbed label. Extremely rare. - First edition. - Poggendorf II, 1407. ADB 45, 123: "In fact, this handbook, which grew out of peculiar ideas, signified a considerable advance in the field of serious geographical studies, compared to J. Büsching's, his most notable immediate predecessor, point of view." - "His Gea ... has the merit of having first given geography a more stable and natural content, since the state categorisation in force since Büsching was subject to constant change, and in this he is a worthy predecessor of Ritter." (Allg. dt. Real-Encyklopädie, vol. 15, p. 540) - Johann August Zeune (1778-1853) was a pedagogue, geographer, Germanist and the founder of the Berlin Institute for the Blind. He earned his doctorate in geography in Wittenberg and made a name for himself in scientific circles in particular for his innovative "Höhenschichten-Karte" (elevation map). - Minimally brownstained. Overall very good. Geography - With one folded copper plate and one folded aquatint plate. Contemporary paperback with gilt label on spine. - Extremely rare. - First edition. - Johann August Zeune (1778-1853) was a German pedagogue, geographer, Germanist and the founder of the Berlin Institute for the Blind. He received his doctorate in geography in Wittenberg and made a name for himself in scientific circles especially for his novel " map of altitudinal layers ". - Minimally brownstained. Overall very good. This lot is taxed. A surcharge of 24.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.