MODERN ATLAS or Collection of maps on all parts... Lot 6

MODERN ATLAS or Collection of maps on all parts of the Earth. Paris, Lattré, Delalain (after 1771). In-folio, half marbled calf with corners, spine with ornate ribbing, red edges (contemporary binding). Rare, fully engraved and complete atlas of all his colored maps at the time; they are adorned with large ornate, tabbed cartridges. Gathering the 2 parts published in 1762 and 1771, this collection is composed of a remarkable title engraved by Prevost after Monnet, a warning sheet, a table of maps followed by the catalogue of maps from the Lattré collection, a figure representing the armillary sphere, a world map and 72 DOUBLE PAGE MAPS drawn up by the geographers Bonne, Zannoni and Janvier. Nice interior condition.