Buy this book on-line LAURIE, Robert and James WHITTLE : Laurie and Whittle's New and Elegant General Atlas; Chiefly Intended for the Use of Schools, And Gentlemen's Libraries, Also To Accompany the Various Geographical Grammars, Dictionaries, &c. Comprising All the New Discoveries to the Present Time: Being more Copious than any Atlas published of this Size. Containing Thirty-Nine Maps Printed on Fine Vellum Paper. Third Edition1806
Robert Laurie and James Whittle. London. 1806. Third edition. Size: Folio. Bound in half red morocco, sympathetically rebacked in matching red morocco gilt. Marbled boards. Corners and edges of boards very worn and rubbed. Engraved frontis., extra vignette title. One double page hand-coloured engraved map of the world dated 1805 plus 38 other hand coloured engraved maps, many dated from 1802. Some occasional foxing and browning to pages. Ownership inscription. Maps are very clean and the colours are remarkably fresh and bright. A lovely early 19th century atlas which has almost nothing to the centre of Africa! Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of LAURIE, Robert and James WHITTLE : Laurie and Whittle's New and Elegant General Atlas; Chiefly Intended for the Use of Schools, And Gentlemen's Libraries, Also To Accompany the Various Geographical Grammars, Dictionaries, &c. Comprising All the New Discoveries to the Present Time: Being more Copious than any Atlas published of this Size. Containing Thirty-Nine Maps Printed on Fine Vellum Paper. Third Edition. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, libri antichi, livres illustrées, livres d'occasion and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |