18th-century ATLASES and globes. - Lot 277

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18th-century ATLASES and globes. - Lot 277
18th-century ATLASES and globes. [Set of two volumes]. -POMPONIUS MELA. *De situ orbis libri III*. Lugduni Batavorum, printed by Samuel Luchtmans, 1722. In-8, (42) ff., 811 pp. (18) ff. Ivory-colored vellum of the period, smooth spine, title in black ink, marbled edges (scuffing on the spine and covers, a few very slight scattered foxing spots). Frontispiece engraved by F. Bleyswyck after H. van der My, a fold-out map as a separate insert, and vignettes in the text, all engraved on copper. -ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, Gilles & Didier. The Use of Celestial and Terrestrial Globes, Made by Order of the King. Paris, Antoine Boudet, 1751. In-16, title page, XVIII–248 pp., [13] unnumbered folios, with 5 folding plates, 4 of which are at the end. Contemporary marbled half-calf with corners, smooth spine (slight wear from use on the binding). Note on the two globes delivered to Louis XV on April 1, 1751, by Didier Robert de Vaugondy. Complete with engravings.
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