La Réunion et Maurice, Kerguelen. Nouvel atlas des colonies Françaises par Paul Pelet, 1889, No 13. A. Challamel, Éditeur, 5 rue Jacob, Paris. Gravé par R. Hausermann, Paris, Imp. Lemercier et Cie.
Map of Réunion, Mauritius and the Kerguelen Islands. Shows place names, transportation routes, topography, drainage, coastlines, islands and ports. Relief shown with hachures. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a bar scale and a scale statement. Colored lithograph. Map appears i...
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Librairie Coloniale
1889
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| Summary: | Map of Réunion, Mauritius and the Kerguelen Islands. Shows place names, transportation routes, topography, drainage, coastlines, islands and ports. Relief shown with hachures. Includes latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a bar scale and a scale statement. Colored lithograph. Map appears in two parts, which, together, are 21 x 32 cm, on sheet 26 x 37 cm. Accompanied by descriptive text of the same title, on preceding pages in section XIII. In third part of atlas, Océan Indien. Nouvel atlas des colonies Françaises dressé par ordre de l'Admiistration des Colonies par Paul Pelet, published in Paris, 1891. Title translates to: New atlas of the French colonies drawn up by order of the Colonial Administration by Paul Pelet. Bound in navy-colored board with title, author and editor gilded on front cover. Collation: 4° : volume 1 : [viii], [xxxiv], 740 pages, [30] leaves of plates, including 1 fold-out vol. 2 : xii, 120, cxliv, [CIII] pages, [20] leaves of plates. Contains twenty-four plates with maps, including one overview world map with French colonies around the globe. Maps divided into six sections: [World] -- Afrique -- Océan Indien -- Indochine -- Océanie -- Amérique. Maps show place names, transportation routes, topography, lakes, drainage, coastlines, ports and islands. Each map accompanied by descriptive text preceding plate. Includes a table of contents, which follows text and maps. |
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