Description : First edition. With 7 engr. (6 fold., 1 outline col.) maps. Contemporary cardboards (some lightstaining, chafed, bumped, spine cracking, browned and with library label). - 2 of the maps (4 + 5) form a map of Egypt, 2 others (6 + 7) form a map of the Red Sea and are accordingly mounted. - Pages untrimmed, library stamp, occ. minor foxing, very well-preserved condition.
Erste Ausgabe. - Brunet I, 339 - Gay 32 - Graesse I, 158 - Ibrahim-Hilmy I, 85 - D'Anville was the first geographer to make accurate maps of Egypt, although he never travelled in the country itself. He used the information of Pococke and Norden, and especially the observations made by the père Sicard (Blackmer 40). - Karten 4 + 5 u. 6 + 7 bilden zus. jeweils eine Karte und sind dementsprechend montiert. - Seiten unbeschnitten, Bibl.-Stempel, teils gering braunfleckig, sehr gut erhaltenes, breitrandiges Exemplar.
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About the lot N° 168 Title : First Edition Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH, auctioneerIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Rare and Valuable Books. Incunabula to Russian Avantgarde Sale date : 17 May 2013It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
