2012, ISBN: 9783826230431

Aux Deux-Pont (Zweibrücken), Chez Sanson et Compagnie, 1791. 4 pages, 31 engraved maps, tables, plans and views, of which the first is a big folding map of Greece and its islands, 22… Mehr…

Aux Deux-Pont (Zweibrücken), Chez Sanson et Compagnie, 1791. 4 pages, 31 engraved maps, tables, plans and views, of which the first is a big folding map of Greece and its islands, 22 are folding, and 9 are one-page engravings. Contemporary paper wrapper. 27.5 cm (Ref: cf. Brunet 1,674; Graesse 1,300) (Details: This is the Atlas volume of the 'Voyage' only) (Condition: Cover worn and damaged. Frontcover, the 4 preliminary leaves and the first 3 maps detached, the rest more or less disbound. Dog-eared. Outer edges of some plates chipped, some plates slightly soiled) (Note: The Frenchman Jean Jacques Barthélemy, 1716-1795, was a cleric and Keeper of the Royal Cabinet of Medals in Paris. His fame rests on his 'Voyage du jeune Anacharsis', or 'Travels of Anacharsis the younger in Greece in the middle of the 4thy century B.C', which was first published in 1788, and illustrated with maps by the cartographer Jean Denis Barbié du Bocage. The 'Voyage' was longtime held in wide esteem as a popular account of the antiquities, manners, customs and governments of ancient Greece. Barthélemy's intention was to provide his countrymen, in an entertaining form, with some knowledge of Greek civilization, and to popularize the results of modern research. It is a kind of road trip. The first person narrator of the story, Anacharsis, is a young Scythian. The fictional hero leaves for Athens for instruction in the spring of 363 B.C. He makes a tour through the regions of Greece and visits the islands, observing the customs and the daily life of the people. He meets famous Greeks like Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle and Demosthenes. § A series of maps to accompany the 'Anacharsis' in a separate atlas volume, was produced by the French cartographer and geographer Jean Denis Barbié du Bocage, 1760-1825. He joined at the request of Barthélemy in 1785 the Royal Cabinet of Medals, and was from 1792 Keeper of the map collection of the National Library. His fame is based on this collection of maps that he made for Barthélemy's 'Voyage'. § The atlas volume opens with 'Grèce & ses îles', followed by maps and plans of Greek regions and cities, and other ancient sites, including the battle sites of Salamis and Plataea, also of Thermopylea, of the Bosporus, Hellespont, the Black Sea, Attica, two of Athens and surroundings, Olympia etc. There are also plates showing floor plans and views of temples, of the Academy, a Palaestra according to Vitruvius, the Propylaea, Parthenon, Delphi, some architectural reconstructions of ancient buildings, a folding plate of Plato with his pupils at Cape Sounion. The Sounion plate was engraved by the Liegois engraver Henri-Joseph Godin. On the last plate are depicted some coins from the Royal Collection with a short explanation. Most maps are dated, the years varying between 1780 and 1788. This edition of 1791 is a reissue of the first edition of the atlas, Paris 1788) (Photographs on request), Leipzig: Reprint Verlag Leipzig, 2012 Mercator-Hondius-Atlas: Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii Atlas (Hardback) Gerhard Mercator Editore: Reprint Verlag Leipzig (2012) ISBN 10: 3826230434 ISBN 13: 9783826230431 Nuovo Rilegato Quantità: 1 Descrizione libro: Reprint Verlag Leipzig, 2012. Hardback. Condizione libro: New. 2., unveränderte Auflage. 342 x 255 mm. Language: German . Brand New Book. 2012 gibt ein Doppeljubiläum der 500. Geburtstag von Gerhard Mercator und der 400. Todestag von Jodokus Hondius Anlass zu einer besonderen Edition: dem Reprint der Karten des Mercator-Hondius-Atlasses nach der kolorierten deutschsprachigen Ausgabe aus dem Archiv der Berliner Staatsbibliothek. Gerhard Mercator ist eine der beeindruckendsten Persönlichkeiten der Renaissance. Seine Globen und sein Kartenwerk legten das auf Ptolemäus fußende, antike Weltbild endgültig zu den Akten. Die große Weltkarte von 1569 wird als Mercators Meisterwerk betrachtet; als erste Weltkarte verwendet sie eine winkeltreue Projektion. Für die Seefahrt ist diese winkeltreue Projektion (genannt Mercator-Projetion) bis heute wichtig; sie wird nach ihrem Begründer Mercator-Projektion genannt. Den großen Atlas gab Mercators Sohn Rumold 1595 postum heraus. 1604 kaufte Jodokus Hondius die Druckplatten, fügte 40 eigene Karten hinzu und gab 1606 den Atlas neu heraus, der nachfolgend als Mercator-Hondius-Atlas in mehreren Auflagen erschien. Nur wenige Ausgaben dieses Atlasses sind koloriert. Das in der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin vorliegende, hervorragend erhaltene und in den Karten außerordentlich farbkräftige Exemplar stammt aus dem Jahr 1633. Codice libro della libreria 010070 - Language : German text Size: 342 x 255 mm, Reprint Verlag Leipzig, 2012<

2012, ISBN: 9783826230431

Vorwort: Horst, Thomas, Reprint-Verlag-Leipzig, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: 2., unveränderte, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 5.14 kg, Kartografie, Geow… Mehr…

Vorwort: Horst, Thomas, Reprint-Verlag-Leipzig, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: 2., unveränderte, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 5.14 kg, Kartografie, Geowissenschaften, Naturwissenschaft & Mathematik, Fachbücher, Kategorien, Bücher, Schule & Lernen, Geologie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Ingenieurwissenschaft & Technik, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Reprint-Verlag-Leipzig, 2012<