Vosgien / J.-D

Captivating illustrated edition of 7 maps, several plates depicting the Pavilions of the principal powers and French and foreign coins - This new edition, entirely redesigned, revised and corrected, takes into account the peace treaties and political changes that occurred up to its publication, which gives it a particular interest for understanding the geographical representation of the world at the time of the Restoration - Designed as an instructional and consultative instrument, the dictionary gathers a considerable amount of information on the kingdoms, empires, provinces, countries, cities, islands, rivers, mountains, seas and other remarkable places of the various parts of the globe - Vosgien / J.-D. Goigoux - Dictionnaire géographique, ou description de toutes les parties du monde - 1821 - Ménard et Desenne - 672 pages Condition of binding: good, work in its full period calfskin, wear from use, some minor defects on covers and spine (spine aged), lower spine missing, slight losses on covers and corners, foxing on edges, mottled edges, smooth decorated spine, gilded title and author name on a morocco piece - Good interior condition, paper yellowed and stained, first flyleaf, nice vignette and handwritten annotations on the title page, work enriched with 7 maps, several plates depicting the Pavilions of the principal powers and French and foreign currencies, text in two columns, good copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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