Condition: Paris, Chez l'Auteur Sur le Quay de l'Horloge du Palais à l'Enseigne de LA PLACE DES VICTOIRES a la descente du Pont-Neuf. Avec Privilege du ROI. 1746.<br>Folio. Book block 540x40mm. With a frontispiece, 123 mostly double page maps in original outline colour and a 4 pages manuscript list of contents. 18th century brown calf, gilt spine with raised bands (binding carefully restored). Maps in very good condition despite some small restoration work, the paper is very slightly age-toned as is usual, with a few brown spots. Generally in very fine condition.<br>The frontispiece in this example has like in the other known examples the engraved date 170[.], for this example the manuscript addition changing the date into 1746. Bound at the end we find a 4 page manuscript table of contents, according to this list the title page and 3 maps are wanting (36, 91 and 101).
The present example of the Théâtre du monde is the reissue of 1746 by Jean-Baptiste Nolin II. This scarce atlas is illustrate..
Condition: (2pp), title page with engraved vignette, table of contents, 630pp, (2pp), 9 fold-out maps (cpl.), contemporary full calf leather binding with ribbed spine with floral motif, and a mention of title and volume, red edges.<br />Paper very slightly browned,
Volume 21 of this informative publication with a description of the discoveries, conquests, and settlements by the Portuguese..