[Atlas]. [Switzerland]. DUFOUR (G. H.), ed. Topographische - Lot 162

[Atlas]. [Switzerland]. DUFOUR (G. H.), ed. Topographische Karte des Schweiz, vermessen und herausgegeben auf Befehl der eidgenössischen Behörden S.l., [Swiss Federal Topographical Bureau], 1833-1863 [i.e. 1906-1910]. In-folio (approx. 62 x 45 cm.), period olive basane, smooth spine, author, title, gilt scroll, fillets and finial (spine unstained). First complete topographical atlas of Switzerland, compiled under the direction of General Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787-1875), founder of the Swiss Federal Topographical Bureau in 1838. The scale is 1:100,000. The atlas consists of a title sheet and 24 double sheets printed in 2 colors (black and blue for water). After the title, a small assembly table is pasted onto a sheet. The title page is dated 1833-63 and the maps are dated between 1906 and 1910, mostly 1909. Enriched copy: - at the beginning of the volume, a map of the Lake Maggiore region, Lugano and Como (ed. 1903, loose); a general map of Switzerland in color, 1909; a map of railroads in Switzerland, 1911; - at the end of the volume: 13 sheets at 1:100,000 centered on Swiss cities or regions, printed in 1903, 1909 or 1910.