[Atlas]. PALLU DE LA BARRIERE (Léopold). Expedition to China - Lot 171

[Atlas]. PALLU DE LA BARRIERE (Léopold). Expedition to China in 1860. Atlas compiled from official documents Paris, Dépôt de la Marine, 1863. In-folio, 1 title and 8 mitered plates, publisher's blue half cloth, title in black on upper board (unbound, spine and corners worn, boards soiled). First edition. Atlas of the official account of the Franco-British expedition to China in 1860, whose origins go back to the Second Opium War in 1856. Lieutenant Léopold Pallu de La Barrière (1828-1894) fought under Admiral Charner. Contains 8 maps, plans and sections, including one in color: 1. map to assist in understanding operations on the coasts of China; 2. plan of the city of Shan-ghai; 3. plan of the Rade de Tché-Fou; 4. Map of Peh-Tang-Ho and Pei-Ho; 5. map of the Occupation of Tien-Tsin; 6. Map of Pei-Ho; 7. Plan of the mouth of the Pei-Ho and the Itinerary from Ta-Kou to Tché-Fou; 8. Views - Sections and Sketches of the Peh-Tang-Ho and Pei-Ho Defenses. (Cordier, Sinica, 2496).