"Atlas historique, 3me classe," 10 pp, oblong folio (350 x 260 mm), comprising printed title, 8 manuscript maps mostly with accompanying description, and one leaf with two manuscript illustrations, mid-19th century, ink, pencil and watercolor, period cloth, contents loose and binding worn. Attractive manuscript atlas covering Asia, featuring maps of: Asia, Siberia (with pencil sketch of fox), Turkey (with crusader and Turk, city plan), Turkestan (with native), Persia, Afghanistan and Baluchistan (with elephant and tiger), China (with natives and artifacts), and Arabia (with caravan). The final leaf depicts two Hindu women and a scroll.
"Atlas historique, 3me classe," 10 pp, oblong folio (350 x 260 mm), comprising printed title, 8 manuscript maps mostly with accompanying description, and one leaf with two manuscript illustrations, mid-19th century, ink, pencil and watercolor, period cloth, contents loose and binding worn. Attractive manuscript atlas covering Asia, featuring maps of: Asia, Siberia (with pencil sketch of fox), Turkey (with crusader and Turk, city plan), Turkestan (with native), Persia, Afghanistan and Baluchistan (with elephant and tiger), China (with natives and artifacts), and Arabia (with caravan). The final leaf depicts two Hindu women and a scroll.
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