Candido Mendes de Almeida [Candido MENDES]
Atlas do Imperio do Brazil, comprehendendo as respectivas divisoes administrativas, ecclesiasticas, eleitorales e judiciarias. Dedicado a Sua Magestade o Imperador o Senhor D. Pedro II. Destinado à instrucçao publica no Imperio, com especialidade à dos alumnos do Imperial Collegio de Pedro II.
Atlas of the Empire of Brazil, comprising its respective administrative, ecclesiastical, electoral and judicial divisions. Dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor Dom Pedro II. Intended for public education in the Empire, with particular emphasis on the students of the Imperial College of Pedro II
Lithographia do Instituto philomathico|Rio de Janeiro 1868|34.7 x 46.4 cm|Reliure de l'éditeur
Rare first edition, printed in five-column format and illustrated with 27 color maps.
According to the CCF, only the BnF holds copies of this edition.
Some light foxing.
Publisher’s binding in green half cloth, plain flat spine in canvas, soft vellum frame on the upper cover, lower cover in full soft vellum, gilt title on upper board; damage to the lower right corner of the upper cover, restored binding.
Candido Mendes de Almeida (1818–1881), lawyer and politician, took a particular interest in matters of education.
€3,500