Vidal-Lablache - Atlas général Vidal-Lablache - 1908
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Atlas général Vidal-Lablache, an illustrated edition by Vidal-Lablache, 420 pages with 131 colour maps, published in 1908 by Librairie Armand Colin in French, bound in hardcover.
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Fascinating illustrated edition of 131 color maps of this monumental cartographic work that testifies to the pedagogical and scientific power of early 20th-century French geography -
The work, designed by the geographer Paul Vidal de La Blache, founder of the French school of geography, brings together a series of color maps covering the entire globe, highlighting political boundaries, relief, transport networks and the economic dynamics of the era -
Each plate is accompanied by clear and precise indications, intended for secondary and higher education, and reflects the desire to make geography accessible while affirming its strategic role in understanding societies and territories -
This atlas embodies the meeting between science, pedagogy and material culture, and remains an essential piece for collectors and historians of cartography -
Vidal-Lablache - Atlas général Vidal-Lablache - 1908 - Librairie Armand Colin -
420 Maps
Good condition of the binding, the work in its full publisher's cloth, signs of wear, headcaps worn, faded cover, smooth spine adorned with a black motif and title, first cover titled, binding solid -
Good interior condition, some browning, text in multiple columns, work enriched with 131 color maps, marbled endpapers -
Delivery service ensured within a few days -
Fascinating illustrated edition of 131 color maps of this monumental cartographic work that testifies to the pedagogical and scientific power of early 20th-century French geography -
The work, designed by the geographer Paul Vidal de La Blache, founder of the French school of geography, brings together a series of color maps covering the entire globe, highlighting political boundaries, relief, transport networks and the economic dynamics of the era -
Each plate is accompanied by clear and precise indications, intended for secondary and higher education, and reflects the desire to make geography accessible while affirming its strategic role in understanding societies and territories -
This atlas embodies the meeting between science, pedagogy and material culture, and remains an essential piece for collectors and historians of cartography -
Vidal-Lablache - Atlas général Vidal-Lablache - 1908 - Librairie Armand Colin -
420 Maps
Good condition of the binding, the work in its full publisher's cloth, signs of wear, headcaps worn, faded cover, smooth spine adorned with a black motif and title, first cover titled, binding solid -
Good interior condition, some browning, text in multiple columns, work enriched with 131 color maps, marbled endpapers -
Delivery service ensured within a few days -
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Cartography, Geography, History, Illustrated
Book Title
Atlas général Vidal-Lablache
Author/ Illustrator
Vidal-Lablache
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1908
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie Armand Colin
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
420
