BUFFIER, Géographie universelle, 1736 18 cartes dépliantes
BUFFIER, Claude.
Géographie universelle, exposée dans les différentes méthodes.
Paris, Pierre-François Giffart, 1736.
12mo (164x94 mm), xxiv-412-(4) pages et 18 cartes dépliantes. binding : Contemporary full calf, gilt spine in six compartments. Caps worn. Little tear on a map. Wormholes on inner margin.
The book offers a didactic method, including mnemonic verses to help remember information. This fifth edition, published in 1736, is enriched with updates on European geopolitics and a table of country names with their geographic coordinates. A comprehensive example of its 18 fold-out maps (world map, map of Europe, map of France, etc.).
Price : 150 €