Laurence Echard (traduzione italiana) - Atlante del Dizionario Storico Geografico Portatile - Napoli, 1794 (COMPLETO) - 1794

For sale a rare cartographic volume from the late 18th century: the complete atlas attached to the famous Portable Historical-Geographical Dictionary (translation of Laurence Echard's work). Printed edition in Naples in 1794 at the expense of the Terres Brothers, renowned booksellers and printers active in the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies. The volume collects exclusively the entire cartographic apparatus of the work, configuring itself as a true contemporaneous pocket atlas.

Author: Laurence Echard (Italian translation) Publisher: At the expense of the Terres Brothers Place and year of publication: Naples, 1794 Binding: Full rigid parchment contemporary (original of the period). Back with a dark label and title impressed in gold ("ATL"). Format: Octavo. The volume is fully collated and intact, containing all 20 copper-engraved maps, folded multiple times as per the Index at the end of the text. Among the main plates included are: The World Map (Planisphere) North America and South America Europe, Asia and Africa Italy and the several European nations (France, Spain, Germany, etc.). Excellent structural condition, firm parchment and well anchored.
Interior and Maps: All 20 maps are present and free of significant tears or losses along the folds. There are widespread foxing and natural humidity stains due to age and the paper type of the period (foxing), which do not compromise the legibility of the engravings. Margins sometimes short as typical for the edition. Overall a genuine copy, never restored and in very good commercial condition for this type of work.
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