Abbe Grenet (1750-) was a geographer and professor at the college in Lisieux, France. The ‘Atlas Portatif a l’Usage des Colleges’ was first published in Amsterdam to accompany the ‘Histoire Philosophique et Politique’ by L’Abbe Raynal about 1773 and was published by E. van Harrevelt. The maps are based on the work of Rigobert Bonne (1727-95) and drawn by Eustache Herrison (1759-) who was his pupil. They are engraved largely by Perrier and Gaspard Andre, the latter providing the writing. This example is expanded with 91 maps bearing dates from 1779 to 1790, curiously they also include the month. Additional maps in central Europe dated in the 1780s and many new French ones date to 1790. The title page dedicates the work to the University of Paris. Indeed, this is a rare example published in Paris. Shirley states that ‘sentiments expressed in Raynal’s text causes offence in some quarters and hindered the publication of his work in France’. Provenance: with manuscript inscription inside upper board ‘Fanny Jarrus à Neuchatel le 10 Octobre 1811 Donne a son Petit fils Pierre l’Adhemar le 9 Juin 1870’. Phillips (1909-) 8456; Shirley (2004) T.Bonn 2a & 4a; Tooley’s Dictionary (1999-2004).