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An early 18th century pocket atlas

MENARD, Antoine.

Le nouveau et curieux Atlas Geographique et historique, ou Le Divertissement des Empereurs, Roys, et Princes. Tant dans la Guerre que dans la Paix.
Paris: Jacques Chiquet, 1719. Oblong 4to, modern half calf gilt with original marbled boards. Engr. title, 3 plates & celestial map, all uncoloured, and 23 maps in outline colour, with 31 text pages.

A small format atlas, first published in 1711 by Jacques Chiquet (1673-1721). Fot this edition Chiquet has removed any mention of Menard and added dates of 1719 to several maps.

The maps are the world & continents (North & South America), Turkish Empire and the European countries. California is shown as an island on both the world and North America.


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Stock Id :10584

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An early 18th century pocket atlas

MENARD, Antoine.

Le nouveau et curieux Atlas Geographique et historique, ou Le Divertissement des Empereurs, Roys, et Princes. Tant dans la Guerre que dans la Paix.
Paris: Jacques Chiquet, 1719. Oblong 4to, modern half calf gilt with original marbled boards. Engr. title, 3 plates & celestial map, all uncoloured, and 23 maps in outline colour, with 31 text pages.

A small format atlas, first published in 1711 by Jacques Chiquet (1673-1721). Fot this edition Chiquet has removed any mention of Menard and added dates of 1719 to several maps.

The maps are the world & continents (North & South America), Turkish Empire and the European countries. California is shown as an island on both the world and North America.


Stock ID : 10584

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