Kärcher, Karl. Orbis terrarum antiqui et medii aevii forma maxima delineatus.

Karlsruhe, D. R. Marx (lithographed by Wehrle in Pforzheim), 1827.

Oblong royal folio (610 x 780 mm). Lithographed title-page and 24 lithographed maps. Original lithographed wrappers, bound within contemporary half calf over marbled boards.

 2.500,00

Second edition of this large-scale atlas of the classical and medieval world, first issued in 1823, for use at schools in the Grand Duchy of Baden.

Binding rubbed and bumped at extremeties; spine chipped. Some waterstaining throughout, mainly confined to margins, but more pronounced near beginning with additional foxing and light inkstain to edge. A scarce ensemble.

Literatur

OCLC 54263143. Cf. Heinsius VIII, 408. Not in Phillips/Le Gear.