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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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A good example of an extremely rare atlas. Only one example is known to have appeared at auction in the last 30 years. The first two volumes are devoted to Europe with the following three on Asia, Africa and America each. Initially the atlas was published in monthly parts. There was originally planned a sixth volume to be devoted to the British Isles. This did not appear in print until 1724 under the title of ‘A New Description of England and Wales’. Provenance: Lord Wardington Library at Sotheby’s 10 October 2006 lot 300. Phillips (1909-) 3477; Shirley (2004) Moll 3a.
MOLL, Herman
Atlas Geographus: or, a Compleat System of Geography
John Nutt for Benjamin Barker and others, London, 1711-17
Quarto (220 x 170 mm.), five volumes each in full contemporary blind panelled calf with ornate blind tooling. Rebacked ribbed spines with gilt red morocco title label to each, worn. With 109 engraved maps and plates, mostly in early hand colour. The contents conform to the instructions to the binder with the exception that the map of New Guinea volume 5 is not present. There is an extra map of the Americas by Senex at p. 76, not called for. Otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 7564
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