SWITZERLAND - Carte générale de l'atlas Suisse. Levé et dessiné par J. H. Weiss, gravé par Guerin et Scheurman.

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SWITZERLAND - Carte générale de l'atlas Suisse. Levé et dessiné par J. H. Weiss, gravé par Guerin et Scheurman. Aarau: J. R. Meyer. [c. 1802]. Engraved, dissected, linen-backed and folding map with hand-colouring of glaciers and outlines of borders, measuring 55 by 73 cm; bordered with gold ribbon, covering imprint and engraver's names, a few minor spots; a decorative and rare map; in the contemporary, slightly worn slip-case. This is the general map of Switzerland from the Meyer-Weiss Atlas, the first Swiss cartographic work produced along rigorous scientific guidelines . " The Atlas Suisse (1796-1802) compiled by Johann Rudolf Meyer, Johann Heinrich Weiss and Joachim Eugen Müller is one of the precursors of modern cartography in Switzerland" (University of Bern, online). SKU: 2118746

Binding: Hardcover

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