C. V. Lavoisne; C. Gros
A New Genealogical, Historical, and Chronological Atlas; Being a Complete Guide to History, Both Ancient and Modern, Exhibiting an Accurate Account of the Origin, Descent, and Marriages of All the Royal Families, from the Beginning of the World to the Present Time
London, J. Barfield, 1807. First edition. Leather. A collection of atlas inspired maps that show the genealogical and history of the world, organised in hand-coloured easy to read plates. The first edition of this work. A scarce work. With thirty-five hand-coloured double paged plates. With a key containing an explanation of the marks and abbreviations used in the maps. Collated, bound without plate twenty-two. This work is called an atlas, whereas it only drew inspiration from an atlas. It consists of genealogical and chronological tables that document important phases in history, rather than maps. The work is an interesting approach to learning history, laying out the chronology and genealogical of the world in a series of flow diagrams and easy to follow descriptive text. It was intended to provide a more entertaining resource from which children and adults could learn about various aspects of global history. The discussions of the maps include 'Sacred History, from the Creation to the Passover', 'A Map of the Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar to Aurelianus', and 'The History of France, from Pharamond to Pepin&apos. Compiled by C. V. Lavoisne, who was a Professor at the University of Caen, and C. Gros, who was a Professor at the University of Paris. Lavoisne died before the completion of this work, and so it was continued by Gros. In a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Original label to the front board with some loss and rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd mark and handling mark. Plate 25 with some loss to the bottom and fore edge, resulting in loss of some text. Very Good . Ill.: C. V. Lavoisne; C. Gros. Very Good .
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