1850 – A. H. Dufour – Le Globe

Title:                     “Le Globe. Atlas classique universel de géographie ancienne et moderne, pour servir à l’étude de la géographie et de l’histoire, dressè par M. A.-H. Dufour. et revu de M. Jomard …”

Description:
Rare French world atlas with 30 colored maps published in Paris by Jules Renouard et Cie in 1850, engraved by Giraldon Bovinet after designs by Auguste Henri Dufour. Atlas includes 93 regional maps of France.

Cartographer/Publisher:         Auguste Henri Dufour (1798-1865)
Atlas size:                                         29 cm x 23 cm x 3 cm
Year:                                                  1850
Technique:                                      lithography

Condition:
Reasonable condition. Some soiling, burning, toning, and occasional foxing, mostly to margins, bumped corners. Marginal notes in an old hand in pencil and ink.

 

​This is an original antique atlas published in 1850 and NOT a modern copy or reprint