MM. Drioux et Ch. Leroy - Atlas universel et classique de géographie ancienne, romaine, de moyen-âge, moderne et contemporaine - 1879

Fascinating illustrated edition of 88 Maps and plates of this cartographic and educational synthesis intended to offer a complete representation of the geographical and historical evolution of the world from Antiquity to the contemporary era of the end of the 19th century -

Completed by Abbot Drioux and Charles Leroy, the work begins with the study of the ancient world, presenting the great oriental civilizations, Classical Greece, the expansion of the Roman Empire and the organization of the Roman provinces with a concern for historical precision intended for students and cultivated readers -

The authors then show the profound geographical transformations that occurred in the Middle Ages, notably the formation of European kingdoms, the invasions, the Crusades, the rise of feudal states and the evolutions of the Byzantine and Muslim worlds -

MM. Drioux and Ch. Leroy - Universal and classical atlas of ancient, Roman, medieval, modern and contemporary geography - 1879 - Eugène Belin -
containing 88 Maps

Good condition of the binding, work in its original half-leather, marbled boards, wear from use, some minor defects on the cover, headbands and corners worn, foxing on the edges, speckled edges, smooth spine decorated, titling and authors’ names gilded -

Good interior condition, browning, all pages carefully assembled and aligned, small vignette on title page, new edition containing 88 Maps and plates, endpapers very well mounted, a pleasing copy -

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