E. Cortambert - Nouvel Atlas de Géographie Moderne - 1870

A superb illustrated edition of 66 colored maps from this educational and scientific atlas designed to present clearly and methodically the state of modern geographical knowledge at the time of its publication -

Designed mainly for teaching and disseminating geographic knowledge to the general public and to students, the work brings together a set of detailed maps representing the continents, the oceans, the states, the colonial empires, the major cities, the trade routes and the great reliefs of the world -

Eugène Cortambert, a recognized 19th-century geographer, aims to offer a synthetic yet precise view of the political and physical organization of the planet, in a context marked by the expansion of scientific explorations, international trade, and European colonial powers -

The atlas usually begins with general global maps illustrating the distribution of continents, seas and major climatic zones, then develops a detailed study of each region of the world -

E. Cortambert - Nouvel Atlas de Géographie Moderne - SD (Circa 1870) - Librairie Hachette et Cie -
66 cartes

Binding in good condition, the volume in its blue half-cloth, boards in printed card, small stains and signs of wear, some minor defects on boards and spine, spine smooth, gilded lettering on leather inlay, first board titled in black –

Interior in good condition, some foxing, the work enriched with 66 colored maps, fly leaves in decent condition, a pleasing copy –

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