Berghaus, Heinrich
£340
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Physikalischer Atlas. Gotha: von Justus Perthes, 1845-48. 2 volumes in one, folio, 92 (of ?93) hand-coloured engraved maps or printed tables, comprising Metereology (15, including 5b and 5c) Hydrography (16), Geology (15), Magnetism (5), Plant geography (6), Thiere (12), Anthropology (4), Ethnology (19), mostly double-page, later half calf, occasional spotting; Gotthold, H.H. Deutschland unter der gröste Theil der umliegenden Staaten oder Mittel-Europa. Berlin: H. Kliewer, [n.d.], large engraved map, hand-coloured in outline, dissected and backed on linen, 126 x 128cm., slipcase, slightly dampstained (2)
Footnote
Provenance: Bartholomew Family, Mapmakers and Geographers, Edinburgh
Note: The collation is not straightforward; however it would appear that map 3 of "Meteorologie" is lacking.