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Nouvel atlas des enfans, ou Principes clairs pour apprendre facilement et en fort peu de tems la géographie, suivi d'un Traité méthodique de la sphere, qui explique le mouvement des astres, le divers sistemes du monde, & l'usage des globes, enrichi de XXIV cartes enlumineés
Amsterdam, B. Vlam, 1772. 12mo, XX, 231 p. Contemporary calf, gilt spine with 5 raised bands and leather title label, decorative endpapers.
* Illustrated with engraved frontispiece showing Atlas as a child holding up the celestial sphere and 24 hand-coloured folding maps showing a world map, Europe and the European countries, Asia, Africa, America, an armillary sphere and diagrams of the solar system. Title printed in red and black. Joints and corners rubbed, front joint splitting, small defect at head. Some minor foxing or browning. Ownership entry on verso part title.
A very good copy with hand-coloured maps.
# Very rare first edition of this Dutch pocket atlas for pupils printed in French, with detailed maps showing all parts of the world, and with a part on the astronomy. Catalogue of schoolbooks for sale in the shop of B. Vlam (2 pp.) at the end. Not in KB The Hague.
A very good copy with hand-coloured maps.
# Very rare first edition of this Dutch pocket atlas for pupils printed in French, with detailed maps showing all parts of the world, and with a part on the astronomy. Catalogue of schoolbooks for sale in the shop of B. Vlam (2 pp.) at the end. Not in KB The Hague.