Beschreibung:

DE LISLE, Joseph-Nicolas (1688-1768) and others (compilors)]. Atlas Russicus... Atlas Russien: contenant une carte générale et dixneuf cartes particuliéres de tout l'empire de Russie et des Pays Limitrophes. St.Petersburg: [Imperial Academy of Sciences], 1745. 2 o (529 x 320 mm). Title and text in Latin and French. Engraved key to the symbols used on verso of D2, large folding map of Russia with outlines hand-colored, 19 engraved double-page regional maps (some dampstaining and chipping to lower corners outer maps affecting a few plate margins, one map with library stamp on verso). Modern cloth. THE FIRST ATLAS DEVOTED SOLELY TO RUSSIA. In 1729, De Lisle had suggested an atlas of the entire Russian empire (to a single scale) on 16 sheets. In 1735 the Academy gave its backing and accurate measurments from a number of expeditions (many with members trained by de Lisle) were all co-ordinated to produce the present work. Bagrow-Castner II, pp.177-253 (collation pp.243-244); Phillips 4060.