[ATLAS]. LE ROUGE (G.-L.). Introduction to Geography. ATLAS NOUVEAU PORTATIF à l'usage des Militaires et du Voyageur contenant 91 Cartes dressées sur les Nouvelles Observations. P., chez l'Auteur, Prault le Fils, la Veuve Robinot, 1756. Small in-4 marbled fawn calf, ornate ribbed spine, garnet morocco title page, marbled edges (contemporary binding); double-page engraved title, VI pages, (1) f., 36 pages, 91 plates. Headbands foxed, beginning of a split at one joint, snag with small lack of gilding in upper box, corners dulled. ORIGINAL EDITION of this handsome ATLAS containing 3 PLANCHES of spheres, 87 double-page engraved MAPS with watercolor delineations and 1 PLANCHE of pavilions. All 91 plates are mounted on tabs. ¶ Sabin, 40142.

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