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BUY DE MORNAS, Claude. Historical and Geographical Atlas Dedicated to President Hénault Paris: Published by the Author and Desnos, 1762. Folio. 19th-century pine half-calf with corner pieces, embossed spine, gilt title (spine partially detached and restored, slight rubbing on the edges and corners, marginal defects). A beautiful atlas entirely engraved on double-page spreads, including the text. It consists of a double-page engraved title page, a plate presenting definitions and historical divisions, 48 double-page maps—many with boundaries highlighted in color—and 5 allegorical plates illustrating, among other things, the formation of the universe, the creation of the world according to Moses, and Adam’s entry into the Garden of Eden; 3 double-page plates presenting genealogical tables of Deucalion, Inachus, Pelops, son of Tantalus, Aeacus, and the kings of Troy, as well as 3 chronological tables. The collection is accompanied by introductory and explanatory text sheets.
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