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BUCHON, Jean-Alexandre (1791-1846). Atlas Géographique, Statistique, Historique et Chronologique des Deux Amériques et des îles adjacentes. Paris: J.Carez and others, 1825.
2° (522 x 360mm). Title with engraved vignette, 51 double-page hand-coloured engraved maps, 2 double-page hand-coloured engraved plates and 2 double-page hand-coloured letterpress tables. (Title and four maps browned.) Contemporary half calf (worn).
The majority of the maps have borders of letterpress explanatory text. The maps comprise 34 of North America (the majority of individual states, but including a plan of Washington D.C.), 17 of South and Central America and the West Indies. Phillips, Atlases 1176.
2° (522 x 360mm). Title with engraved vignette, 51 double-page hand-coloured engraved maps, 2 double-page hand-coloured engraved plates and 2 double-page hand-coloured letterpress tables. (Title and four maps browned.) Contemporary half calf (worn).
The majority of the maps have borders of letterpress explanatory text. The maps comprise 34 of North America (the majority of individual states, but including a plan of Washington D.C.), 17 of South and Central America and the West Indies. Phillips, Atlases 1176.