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Phillips, 749; Koeman Vdm 1; National Maritime Museum, 179; Wellens-De Donder, L. Philippe Vandermaelen 1795-1869, 4-5., Location: London Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 13 Nov 08 12:30 pm - Catalogue Note: published in the first atlas to cover the land-masses of the entire world on a uniform scale, these sheets offered the largest picture of the earth's surface available in the nineteenth century. This was also the first atlas produced throughout by lithography and acutally designed as gores for an immense globe. In 1827, while large scale maps might have existed for Europe, this could not be said of other continents. This collection of maps of Arabia includes the first map to show riyadh. Areas that were blank were filled with statistical information such as topography, history, mineralogy, geology and the routes of navigators and explorers, Relief shown by hachures, Plates are from the "Atlas universel de géographie physique, politique, statistique et mineralogique", Arabia, a collection of 8 lithographed maps covering the Arabian Peninsula. Each approximatelyy 455 x 495 mm., contemporary hand colour, good wine marging 7,0009,000 GBP Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 8,750 GBP Sotheby's -Natural History, Travel, Atlases & Maps Sale: L08407, Main Heritage Compact General, HC.MAP.01253.004 No. 90, Print Map, No. 90, Item-ID: i23129682, BIB-ID: 1172850 |
