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[Atlas VanderMaelen] Complete in 6 volumes in 2 wooden cassettes

Atlas Universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et minéralogique, sur l'échelle de 1/1641836 ou d'une ligne par 1900 toises. Dressé par Ph. Vandermaelen. D'après les meilleurs cartes, observations astronomiques et voyages dans les divers pays de la terre. Lithographié par H. Ode. Première partie - Europe; Deuxième partie - Asie; Troisième partie - Afrique; Quatrième partie - Amér. sept.; Cinqième partie - Amér. Mérid.; Sixième partie - Océanique. Bruxelles. 1827.

6 volumes in 2 wooden cassettes, elephant folio, uniformly bound, half leather, title on spine in gilt stamping. Bindings with traces of use. Complete with all maps and tables. The maps lithographed and with coloured outlines. The Europe volume complete but with damage such as small tears in middle fold, various maps with sticker, drawn red and blue lines in areas due to the following of war movements in Europe during WW II. Overview map Europe, schematic global elevation map and 29 maps; Asia with overview map, tables and 110 maps; Africa with overview map, tables and 59 maps; North America with 2 overview maps, tables and 77 maps; South America with overview map, tables and 60 maps. Highly detailed world atlas and the first large world atlas in lithography. Cf. Princeton University Library for the digital version of this atlas.

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