[Atlas]. BONNE (Rigobert); JANVIER. Atlas moderne ou Collect - Lot 34

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[Atlas]. BONNE (Rigobert); JANVIER. Atlas moderne ou Collect - Lot 34
[Atlas]. BONNE (Rigobert); JANVIER. Atlas moderne ou Collection de cartes sur toutes parties du globe terrestre. Paris, Lattré et Delalain, [1762-1771]. In-folio (40 x 29 cm.), contemporary half-brown basane with corners, 6-ribbed spine, red title-piece, ornate caissons, red edges (corners worn, head-cap torn off, rubbed edges and jaws with a small loss on one rib, tiny freckles). The most complete edition of this world atlas, comprising 74 beautiful copper-engraved maps with colored borders, some in several leaves, drawn mainly by Rigobert Bonne or Janvier, some by Rizzi-Zannoni, and one by Guillaume Delisle. Three text leaves (Avertissement, Table et Catalogue du fonds du Sr Lattré) complete the work. The first part appeared in 1762, comprising 36 maps, and the second was published in 1771, bringing the total number of plates to 74. This is an uncommon edition. This copy contains an additional map of Gaul at the end, addressed to Lattré and dated 1773, which is not mentioned in the table.
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