Vosgien & Laurent Echard - Dictionnaire géographique portatif, ou description des royaumes, provinces, villes, évêchés - 1801

An enthralling illustrated edition with 2 geographical maps on folding plates (maps: world map, Europe, Map of France) of this descriptive geography work intended to offer, in a practical and easily consultable form, a general knowledge of the main territories, cities and political and religious divisions of the known world at the time of its publication -

With its alphabetical design, the dictionary serves a primarily educational and documentary aim, allowing the reader to quickly find the name of a kingdom, province, city, diocese or another notable place and to obtain its main geographical, administrative, historical and sometimes economic information -

The work belongs to a long tradition of portable geographical dictionaries that emerged in the 18th century, at a time when the growth of trade, travel, diplomatic relations and cartographic knowledge made it necessary to provide works capable of condensing a considerable volume of information -

Laurent Eschard / Vosgien - Portable Geographical Dictionary, or Description of the Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Dioceses - 1801 - Delalain - 1014 Pages.

Condition: good binding; the book is in its original half brown calf, marbled boards, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spine (spine damaged), cracks on the head, endbands cracked, worn boards, speckled edges, smooth spine ornate, gold lettering on a green morocco label -

Good interior condition, some stains with moisture trace, text in two columns, book enriched with 2 geographical maps on folding plates (maps: world map, Europe, Map of France), modern endpapers in fair condition, ex-libris, a good copy -

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