Modern Geography. A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies; with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; in all Parts of the World: Including the Most Recent Discoveries, and Political Alterations. Digested on a new Plan. By John Pinkerton. The Astronomical Introduction by the Rev. S Vince, A.M. F.R.S. and Plumian Professor of Astronomy, and Experimental Philosophy, in the University of Cambridge. With Numerous Maps, Revised by the Author. To the whole are added, a Catalogue of the best Maps, and Books of Travels and Voyages, in all Languages: And an ample Index. A New Edition, Greatly Enlarged. In Three Volumes.
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, et al. c. 1807. Edition: New Edition, Binding: Lacks the boards, spine in six compartments of raised gilt bands, gilt motifs encased in gilt-tooled borders, black morocco labels on two and three. , Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 50 maps and a folding chart, divided as follows: Volume 1 with double page map of the world’s hemispheres as frontispiece, a folding chart, and 21 other maps; Volume 2 with double page Mercator projection map as frontispiece and 10 other maps, one of which being double-page; Volume 3 with 17 maps. NB: The first volume lists Portugal and Spain’s maps on separate lines, but they refer to only one map: although it may seem that 51 maps are called for, the complete number is 50., Volume: Three volumes, Pages: P. Volume 1. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, preface iii-xiv, advertisement xv-xxvii, blank, memoir on geography xxix-xlviii, contents, blank, introduction i-cxxviii, contents cxxix-cxxxi, author’s note, 1-739; Volume 2. frontis, title, blank, contents iii-v, errata, memoir i-lii, 1-820; Volume 3. title, blank, contents (3), errata, 1-1006, advertisement (2)., Category: Book Atlas & Cartography. Final leaf of first volume loose, minor offsetting. Otherwise, in good condition. Item #B3232
Edition: New Edition, Binding: Contemporary full brown calf, spine in six compartments of raised gilt bands, gilt motifs encased in gilt-tooled borders, black morocco labels on two and three. , Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 50 maps and a folding chart, divided as follows: Volume 1 with double page map of the world’s hemispheres as frontispiece, a folding chart, and 21 other maps; Volume 2 with double page Mercator projection map as frontispiece and 10 other maps, one of which being double-page; Volume 3 with 17 maps. NB: The first volume lists Portugal and Spain’s maps on separate lines, but they refer to only one map: although it may seem that 51 maps are called for, the complete number is 50., Volume: Three volumes, Pages: P. Volume 1. frontis, title, printer’s imprint, preface iii-xiv, advertisement xv-xxvii, blank, memoir on geography xxix-xlviii, contents, blank, introduction i-cxxviii, contents cxxix-cxxxi, author’s note, 1-739; Volume 2. frontis, title, blank, contents iii-v, errata, memoir i-lii, 1-820; Volume 3. title, blank, contents (3), errata, 1-1006, advertisement (2)., Category: Book Atlas & Cartography.
Price: $750.00