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Rare, groundbreaking and breathtakingly detailed: the 1851 atlas by Alexander von Humboldt. Atlas of Alex. v. Humboldts Kosmos in 42 plates with explanatory texts (38 hand-coloured lithographs and 3 steel engravings). Reissued by Traugott Bromme Edition: Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann/Stuttgart, 1851. In this edition plate 6 is described as 'Neue, nach A. v. Humboldts Angabe, revid. Tafel)'. Humboldt became aware of the atlas, noting a mistake on plate 6; the corrected page 6 was included in 1853 (see close-up photo) Language: German Contents: Title page - contents – foreword (September 1851) (2pp) – introduction (10pp) followed by 128 pp of maps with explanations/notes – chronological overview of the journeys and discoveries from the year 812 to 1850 (pp 128–134) – Index (2pp) Execution/condition: half leather - 35x29 (oblong) - 136 pp - contents very good, binding good, wear/use on the binding, spine missing, small corner of the title page removed, no marginalia etc. (see photos) All maps are in very good condition!
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