MANUSCRIPT ATLAS. - Lot 4

MANUSCRIPT ATLAS. Geographical ATLAS drawn by Mlle Geneviève Marie, a student at Mlle Pfeuty's institution, for the 1830 prize competition. S.l., 1830. In-folio. Contemporary anise-green boards, smooth spine decorated with gilt roulettes, boards bordered by a roulette and fillet, with the GM monogram in the center of the upper board, all gilt, edges gilt (corners and headpieces worn, stains on upper board, inner hinge cracked and a few pages flying; tear restored in margin of 2nd card). Delightful entirely handwritten document comprising a title leaf and 12 maps, all on double-page except the last, drawn in ink and with colored outlines: Mappemonde, Europe, France (in governments), France (in departments), Cours de la Seine, Asie, Afrique, Amérique septentrionale, Amérique méridionale, Proche-Orient, Disposition des peuples après le Déluge, Terre Sainte.