Vidal-Lablache - Atlas général Vidal-Lablache - 1898
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A passionate illustrated edition of 420 maps and plates from this major cartographic and educational work, designed to offer a methodical, scientific, and synthetic representation of the entire known world, by bringing together a vast corpus of physical, political, economic, and historical maps -
The atlas opens with a presentation of the Earth as a whole, describing its shape, its movements, geographic coordinates, time zones, oceans, continents, climates, and the major natural phenomena that determine the distribution of relief, rivers, seas, deserts, mountain ranges, and vegetation zones -
Vidal-Lablache - General Atlas Vidal-Lablache - 1898 - Armand Colin & Cie -
420 maps
Good condition of the binding, the work in its full original cloth binding, signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, headcaps collapsed, foxing on the edges, smooth titled spine in black, as well as the front cover, fine overall -
Good internal condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on the title page, text in multiple columns, the work enriched with 420 maps and plates, with an alphabetical index of 46,000 names, blue endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy -
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -
A passionate illustrated edition of 420 maps and plates from this major cartographic and educational work, designed to offer a methodical, scientific, and synthetic representation of the entire known world, by bringing together a vast corpus of physical, political, economic, and historical maps -
The atlas opens with a presentation of the Earth as a whole, describing its shape, its movements, geographic coordinates, time zones, oceans, continents, climates, and the major natural phenomena that determine the distribution of relief, rivers, seas, deserts, mountain ranges, and vegetation zones -
Vidal-Lablache - General Atlas Vidal-Lablache - 1898 - Armand Colin & Cie -
420 maps
Good condition of the binding, the work in its full original cloth binding, signs of wear, a few minor defects on the cover, headcaps collapsed, foxing on the edges, smooth titled spine in black, as well as the front cover, fine overall -
Good internal condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on the title page, text in multiple columns, the work enriched with 420 maps and plates, with an alphabetical index of 46,000 names, blue endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy -
Delivery service guaranteed 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
1898
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Armand Colin & Cie
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
420
