FER (Nicolas de). Petit et nouveau atlas. Paris, Le Sieur de Fer, 1705. Oblong folio, orange-colored coarse-grained morocco leather, title in gilt capital…

FER (Nicolas de). Petit et nouveau atlas. Paris, Le Sieur de Fer, 1705. Oblong folio, orange-colored coarse-grained morocco leather, title in gilt capital letters between two large green mosaic scrolls on the front cover, in a Plexiglas slipcase with a sliding clasp (Claudine Jacqmin). An atlas entirely engraved on copper, comprising a title page engraved by Nicolas Guérard, 19 maps engraved by Charles Inselin—including a general map of the globe—and 19 text plates. On the map of America,

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