Atlante Geografico - the whole world; Conrad Malte-Brun e Adriano Balbi - ATLAS GEOGRÁFICO UNIVERSAL - 1861-1880

This "Atlas Geográfico Universal para el estudio de la Geografía de Balbi y Malte-Brun" is a fascinating cartographic work printed in Barcelona in 1870 by the publishing house and bookseller La Anticuaria of the Llordachs brothers. The volume, designed mainly for school use and academic study, presents itself in a medium-sized folio format and is enriched by a rich array of 18 double-page geographical maps, animated by contemporary colored boundaries that trace the global geopolitics of the second half of the nineteenth century.
The text stands out for scientific authority, fusing the monumental knowledge of two of the greatest geographers of the modern era: the Italian Adriano Balbi and the Franco-Drench Conrad Malte-Brun. Typographical and rigorous, the frontispiece is centered by a distinctive and fine wood-engraved engraving that depicts a knight in the saddle, a detail that adds a touch of Romantic elegance to a work born for educational and consultative purposes.

Dimensions 26 x 17 cm
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