An early 18th century pocket atlas
Le nouveau et curieux Atlas Geographique et historique, ou Le Divertissement des Empereurs, Roys, et Princes. Tant dans la Guerre que dans la Paix.
Paris: Jacques Chiquet, 1719. Oblong 4to, modern half calf gilt with original marbled boards. Engr. title, 3 plates & celestial map, all uncoloured, and 23 maps in outline colour, with 31 text pages.
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A small format atlas, first published in 1711 by Jacques Chiquet (1673-1721). Fot this edition Chiquet has removed any mention of Menard and added dates of 1719 to several maps.
The maps are the world & continents (North & South America), Turkish Empire and the European countries. California is shown as an island on both the world and North America.
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