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Covens, Johannes & Cornelis Mortier
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Nouvel Atlas, Très-exact et Fort Commode pour toutes sortes de Personnes, Contenant les Principales Cartes Géographiques. Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, [1735]
Oblong folio (10 1/8 x 14 3/8 in.; 256 x 365 mm). Engraved title, letterpress contents leaf in English for a London edition "sold by Philip Overton," engraved contents leaf in French "chez Covens & Mortier," 2 plates of globes and spheres, 98 engraved maps colored in outline numbered 5-100 with the extra detailed maps of Holland 46a and 46b; lacking map 46c and the 6-page "avis au lecteur" with "La Nouvelle Geographie aisée" mentioned in the French contents leaf, maps 32 and 42 cut to platemarks. Modern three-quarter leather and marbled boards; extremities rubbed.
Oblong folio (10 1/8 x 14 3/8 in.; 256 x 365 mm). Engraved title, letterpress contents leaf in English for a London edition "sold by Philip Overton," engraved contents leaf in French "chez Covens & Mortier," 2 plates of globes and spheres, 98 engraved maps colored in outline numbered 5-100 with the extra detailed maps of Holland 46a and 46b; lacking map 46c and the 6-page "avis au lecteur" with "La Nouvelle Geographie aisée" mentioned in the French contents leaf, maps 32 and 42 cut to platemarks. Modern three-quarter leather and marbled boards; extremities rubbed.
Literature
Koeman II, C & M 13
Condition
lacking map 46c and the 6-page "avis au lecteur" with "La Nouvelle Geographie aisée" mentioned in the French contents leaf, maps 32 and 42 cut to platemarks. Modern three-quarter leather and marbled boards; extremities rubbed.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A re-issue of Pieter van der Aa's Nouvel Atlas which was published at Leiden in 1714. All the maps contain the text in the cartouche: "Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. de l'Academie Royale des Sciences ... à Amsterdam chez Covens et Mortier," the publisher's names clearly replacing that of the former publisher. The title of map 96 remains "La Floride" as in the earlier issue.