d'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon) [Untitled Composite Atlas with 102 map sheets], [probably
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d'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon) [Untitled Composite Atlas with 102 map sheets], comprising 20 double-page maps, 9 two-sheet double-page maps, 3 two-sheet maps on folding double-pages [Asia, Africa, America], 1 map of Canada on 4 double-page map sheets, Central and South America across 3 double-page map sheets, a single folding map of Louisiana, and 48 single-page maps, engravings on various papers, some with outline hand-colouring, various sizes, the first few with toning to edges and into margins, some folds with minor splits, scattered spotting and surface dirt throughout, some rough edges, a few minor nicks, modern cloth, spine lettered 'Atlas Complet de d'Anville', folio, [Paris, probably circa 1780s]*** A comprehensive collection of maps from various publications that d'Anville produced over his career, notably 'Atlas General'. The atlas contains two single hemisphere maps on folding double-pages, double-page maps of the Arabian Peninsula, India, and Europe; a group of Ancient maps, maps of the Holy Land, with a plan of Jerusalem; and numerous scarce single-page maps by d'Anville to accompany his many memoirs.
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d'Anville (Jean Baptiste Bourguignon) [Untitled Composite Atlas with 102 map sheets], [probably
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