Beschreibung:

Carey, Henry Charles and Isaac Lea. A COMPLETE HISTORICAL, CHRONOLOGICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL AMERICAN ATLAS, BEING A GUIDE TO THE HISTORY OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE WEST INDIES.... PHILADELPHIA: H.C. CAREY & I. LEA, 1822 Folio (17 5/8 x 11 1/2 ins.; 445 x 290 mm). 46 double-page handcolored engraved maps of America, all but one with borders of letterpress descriptive text, 1 uncolored double-page engraved view showing the comparative heights of mountains throughout the world, 1 handcolored double-page engraved table showing the comparative lengths of the principal rivers worldwide, 5 letterpress tables (4 double-page 3 of these handcolored); stain to one map, few light spots mostly to map versos. Expertly bound to style in half dark blue straight grained morocco over contemporary marbled paper covered boards.