Fer, Theatre de la guerre [composite atlas], Paris, [c.1693-1697], contemporary vellum

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A composite atlas, [c.1693-1697], five parts in one volume, comprising:

i. Le theatre de la Guerre. Paris: for the Author, 1696, 2 parts, title printed in red and black, index leaf, 52 (of 53) engraved maps (one folding), [Pastoureau, Fer XIII A], title for part one only, lacking map of Luxembourg

ii. [Le theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne], part one, 17 engraved maps, [Pastoureau, Fer XV], lacking title

iii. [Miscellaneous maps, mostly from Les forces de l'Europe], 9 engraved maps 

iv. [Le theatre de la Guerre en Allemagne], part 2, 25 (of 26) engraved maps, [Pastoureau, Fer XV], without title, lacking plan of Trier

v. [Les forces de l'Europe, ou description des principales villes avec leurs fortifications. Paris: for the Author, 1693], parts 1-7 (of 8), titles to part one and two only, 157 (of 158) engraved plates and maps (one folding), engraved text to part one, [Pastoureau, Fer IX A], part 6 bound after part 7, parts 3-7 lacking titles, lacking map of Hamburg

together 260 maps and plates, manuscript index, folio (372 x 290mm.), old vellum, title in manuscript to spine head, some staining and spotting, occasional browning, vellum soiled with slight wear to extremities; sold as a collection of maps not subject to return