Estimate € 200 - 300
Sold € 330
Auction: 28 February 2024 at 15:00
VIVIEN DE SAINT-MARTIN, Louis - Atlas universel, pour servir à l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire anciennes et modernes. Paris: Menard e Desenne, 1827. A good copy of this ambitious atlas by the important geographer Vivien de Saint-Martin, member of the Geography Society and editor of the journal L'Année géographique (1861-76), who played a major role in the organization and definition of geographical studies in France. Folio (595 x 430mm). Engraved title and index, 61 engraved geographical plates (plate 5 with restoration and tear not touching the engraving, some soiling, a few light stains, some foxing and browning). Contemporary quarter-calf with gilt titles and decorations (some losses and wear).
Estimate € 200 - 300