MANUSCRIPT ATLAS. - Lot 2

MANUSCRIPT ATLAS. MM Pere des Benedictines. Atlas historique et géographique. S.l, 1871. In folio, (1)-45 double ff. (21 maps, 4 plates and 20 ff. of text), (2) ff. Contemporary black chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, gilt title, boxes decorated with cold iron, cold framing on boards, gilt M.M. on upper board, gilt edges (soiling and slight rubbing to binding, rodent work in margins). Atlas entirely handwritten in ink with a calligraphic title leaf enhanced in gold; 45 numbered bifeleaves, including 21 maps representing the ancient world (Dispersion of peoples, Holy Land, Roman Empire, Barbarian Invasions, France, British Isles, Prussia, Austria, Spain, Italy) and modern world (World, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Oceania), 4 plates (Zoology, Botany, Globe and various systems, Chronology) accompanied by 20 ff. of explanatory text, plus a double-page table.