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(Atlas) A. Lesage (pseud.); (Comte de las Cases) Atlas…
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24-Nov-2019
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(Atlas) A. Lesage (pseud.); (Comte de las Cases) Atlas historique, genealogique, chronologique et geographique de A. Lesage. (Paris : Chez Dolloye; c.1837) Folio, bound in contemporary quarter morocco over marbled boards; spine with gilt lettering and ornament; unpaginated, all tables and maps coloured by a contemporary hand, as issued, including a mappe-monde showing the voyages of the great navigators. The Comte de Las Cases first published his atlas in 1802 under the pseudonym A. Lesage. It proved to be very popular and was subsequently issued in several editions. The present example is one of the latest ones, despite which Australia is still shown as 'Nouvelle Hollande'
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