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Lot 124
BUCHON, JEAN ALEXANDRE Atlas geographique, statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Ameriques...
Paris: J. Carez, 1825. Modern decorated paper over boards, cloth spine. 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches (54.5 x 37 cm); [ii], iv, with 51 double-page maps hand-colored by a contemporary hand, 8 letterpress tables, inlcluding the American and Colombian Constitutions etc. (2 hand-colored) and 2 plates, all mounted on guards. Old French stamps on title, some plates toned.
This is a French edition of Carey and Lea's Complete historical, chronological, and geographical American Atlas of 1822 and 1823 (corrected to 1825). This appears to be the first instance of an American atlas to be reprinted in Europe. Phillips 1176
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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