Dec 13, 2001 - Sale 1919

Sale 1919 - Lot 8

Unsold
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
FER, NICOLAS de. L'Atlas Curieux ou le Monde represente dans des Cartes Generales et Particulieres. Over 200 maps, city plans, and architectural views; the maps generally hand-colored in outline. 2 volumes. Oblong folio, 275x405 mm, later 1/2 morocco, extremities worn and spine ends chipped, leather quite brittle; considerably foxed and browned throughout, first few maps (world, Asia, Europe, Africa) with a wormhole in the gradients in the right margin, few margins with repairs, East Asia map lacking the lower corner (affecting the image), plate list defective in first volume, lacking 4 plates. should be seen. sold as is.<><\t>Paris, 1705
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Lacks 3 of the architectural views of the Invalides in the first volume, and lacking the town plan of Naples in the second volume. A few leaves bound in slightly out of order. Contains the full complement of the American subject maps in the second volume (12 in number).<