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Atlas Antiquus Justis Perthes 1893 Pocket Atlas of the Ancient World W/ 24 Maps

$ 44.88

Availability: 59 in stock
  • Condition: All 24 colored maps intact . One is split (pictured) Palaestina. binding intact. Slight yellowing of paper. Color good.
  • Format: Atlas
  • Cartographer/Publisher: Justus Perthes
  • First edition: Dr. Albert van Kampen
  • Type: World Atlas
  • Date Range: 1800-1899
  • Year: 1893
  • Printing Technique: Copper Plate
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

    Description

    Justus Perthes' Atlas Antiquus: Pocket-Atlas of the Ancient World
    This First edition published in 1893 contains 24 hand colored copper plate maps. It was conceived by Albert Van Kampen who died before its publication. The project was finished by Max Schneider in 1892 and published by B. Westerman and Company in 1893.The index contains over 7000 place names of the Ancient World and was meticulously tabulated by Kampen and his assistant Dr. Max Schneider. This unique and very rare Atlas is in good condition given its age. All 24 maps are present with one being split but otherwise intact. There are no marks or notations except the first page where the owners name and school are written in pencil.
    Corners are shelf worn and binding is intact but loose.