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Lot 98
TANNER, Henry Schenck (1786-1858)
Sale 503 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sep 13, 2017
9:59AM
Live / 1338 West Lake Street
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TANNER, Henry Schenck (1786-1858)
A New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World. Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1846. Folio (442 x 357 mm). Engraved title, engraved frontispiece, 71 engraved maps. (Overall browning and staining.) Original red half morocco, marbled boards, red morocco lettering-piece gilt to upper cover (hinges broken, a few maps becoming disbound, overall wear.) Frontispiece depicts lengths of rivers and heights of mountains around the world, and the atlas includes an early map of Texas.