Louis Grégoire - Géographie générale physique, politique et économique - 1876

Fascinating beautifully bound and illustrated edition with numerous wood engravings in the text, 20 finely etched steel plates of city views, 100 geographical maps and 16 splendid chromolithographic plates depicting characters and popular costumes - The author begins by presenting the fundamental principles of physical geography, describing the shape of the Earth, its rotation and revolution, methods of measuring the globe, geographic coordinate systems, maps, cartographic projections, and the principal instruments used for the observation and representation of the Earth's surface - He then analyzes the composition of relief by studying mountains, alpine ranges, plateaus, plains, valleys, basins, volcanoes and geological phenomena that explain their formation, while presenting the great natural divisions of the continents and the oceans - A particular attention is given to hydrography, with the study of seas, oceans, rivers, lakes, springs, glaciers and the main river basins, whose influence on navigation, agriculture, commerce and the development of civilizations is constantly highlighted - Louis Grégoire - General Physical, Political and Economic Geography - 1876 - Garnier Frères - 1208 Pages. Good condition of the binding, work in its original green half-bound morocco, green calf panels, wear from use, speckled edges, finely decorated spine with cords, gold-titled and author’s name, cold-pressed borders surrounding the boards - Good interior condition, some browning, work enriched with numerous wood engravings in the text, 20 finely engraved steel plates of city views, 100 geographical maps and 16 splendid chromolithographic plates depicting popular characters and costumes, marbled endpapers in good condition, a fine copy - Delivery service assured within a few days –

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