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[ATLASES] FINLEY, Anthony (ca 1790-1840)
Sale 503 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sep 13, 2017 9:59AM
Live / 1338 West Lake Street
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[ATLASES] FINLEY, Anthony (ca 1790-1840) A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe...Compiled from the Best Authorities, and Corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries. Philadelphia: Anthony Finley, 1825. 4to (337 x 260 mm). 58 hand-colored engraved maps, two hand-colored engraved comparative charts of mountains and rivers. (Spotting overall, offsetting.) Publisher's red straight-grained half morocco, marbled boards, original green-toned engraved title label on upper cover (worn). Second edition. "The number of elegant maps and atlases which have come from the press within a short time in the United States, is a most flattering proof of increased attention of the community to the important study of geography..." (North American Review, July 1824). Phillips Atlases 4314 (1829 edition).

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