Published by Paris: Mondhare., 1767
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Good. Folio. 30.4 x 43cm. Contemporary roan restored and with new marbled endpapers by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. This first edition very rare; only the 2nd edition is in OCLC Number: 63917404. More common is the 1787 edition. Contemporary handcoloring on the 68 double page maps; pages on hinges. .In-folio basane brune, dos à nerfs orné (reliure de l'époque). . Titre frontispice illustré gravé, dédicace gravé, un feuillet de table grave, et 68 planches (dont 7 planches de sphères et 61 cartes), toutes gravées à double page et aquarellées à l'époque, avec colonnes de texte sur les côtés. Cartes : Europe (3), Asie (3), Amérique (3), Afrique (3), France (7), etc. References: P661; Moreland & Bannister p.138School Atlas.This is an unusually thorough teaching atlas for the period: each map has marginal text on both sides which explains the function of the map - topographical, historical, political, etc. Because of its comprehensiveness, this atlas must have been used by advanced students of geography. Editions were published in 1767, 1780, 1787, 1791, 1793. Clouet also published a set of wall maps of the Continents between 1776 and 1793. Full color. Covers are purple marbled paper covered boards with a new leather spine stamped with the title "Clouet Atlas" in gilt.
Published by Paris: [Mondhare et Jean]., 1780
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. Folio. 30 x 40.5 cm. New goatskin and marbled boards by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. This first edition very rare; only the 2nd edition is in OCLC Number: 63917404. More common is the 1787 edition. Contemporary handcoloring on the 68 double page maps; pages on hinges. Blank corners of a few pages repaired .Titre-frontispice et SUITE COMPLÈTE de 68 PLANCHES À DOUBLE-PAGE GRAVÉES EN TAILLE-DOUCE ET AQUARELLÉES : sphères, pôles, Équateur, zones torrides, climats, positions des peuples, systèmes du monde, mappemonde, rose des vents et cartes : Europe (3), Asie (3), Amérique (3), Afrique (3), France (7), etc. References: P661; Moreland & Bannister p.138School Atlas.This is an unusually thorough teaching atlas for the period: each map has marginal text on both sides which explains the function of the map - topographical, historical, political, etc. Because of its comprehensiveness, this atlas must have been used by advanced students of geography. Editions were published in 1767, 1780, 1787, 1791, 1793. Clouet also published a set of wall maps of the Continents between 1776 and 1793. Full color. Covers are purple marbled paper covered boards with a new leather spine stamped with the title "Clouet Atlas" in gilt.