Regno di Danimarca colle Isole Far-Oer ed Islanda. Milano. Stabilimento di G. Civelli. P. Bezzera scrisse. (to accompany) La geografia a colpo d'occhio : ossia primarie nozioni di geografia storica e statistica . 1853. V. 2. (insets) Isola Islanda. (with) Isole Far-oer.

Outline hand colored map of Kingdom of Denmark, Faroe Islands and Iceland. Shows political and administrative divisions, major cities, towns, roads, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Atlas of the world in 2 volumes, published mainly for educational purposes; the plates were also sold s...

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Main Authors: Corbetta, F., Civelli, Giuseppe, Bezzera, Paolo
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: F. Corbetta 1853
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Summary:Outline hand colored map of Kingdom of Denmark, Faroe Islands and Iceland. Shows political and administrative divisions, major cities, towns, roads, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Atlas of the world in 2 volumes, published mainly for educational purposes; the plates were also sold separately, and the title page reads in fact "50 cents each table". Volume 1 contains 16 lithographic maps and views, some double page. They depict the solar system, the Figure of the Earth, World Map, the Races of the globe, Europe, its primary city, accompanied by a descriptive text sheet, the Powers of Europe with the main models of ships and the colors of the flags, Italy, the Dardanelles and the Strait of Gibraltar, the beautiful "view of Italy Perspective" showing a birds eye view from the Alps to Sicily, and Italy Hydrographic Chart. Also contains explanatory notes in the margins and statistical information on the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, and Oceania by Giuseppe Civelli and Paolo Bezzera. Volume 2 covers 25 outline hand colored maps of hemispheres, continents and countries. Showing political and administrative divisions major cities, towns, villages, roads and railroads. Volumes are bound in marbled paper covered boards with title "La geografia a colpo d'occhio Atlante" pasted on the cover of 1st. volume.