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Mentelle (Edme) Cosmographie Élémentaire

Mentelle (Edme) Cosmographie Élémentaire divisée en parties Astronomique et Géographique,

title, 2 folding astronomical plates and 7 folding maps by Dezauche, including double-hemisphere world, the continents and France, engraved maps, the world 170 x 300mm., the others each average 260 x 305mm., France split along a fold, others generally in good condition, later mottled calf-backed boards, rubbed, 8vo., Paris, 1781; with Histoire Generale des Voiages, Troisieme Partie, Livre Sixieme, title in red and black, part title with woodcut headpiece, folding map of South America and another of the Gulf of St Lawrence, engraved maps, 220 x 155mm. and 235 x 365mm., respectively, the latter with some creasing and slight browning, dust soiling at edges, contemprary calf, worn, 12mo., Paris, Didot, 1757