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72 double-page sheets, comprising color title-page, table of contents, & 70 engraved maps, some with color printing, some with hand coloring, mostly in outline though some maps fully colored. 58.5x36.5 cm (23x14½"), original leather-backed cloth lettered in gilt.

Superb example of German mapmaking in the second half of the 19th century, the maps finely engraved and richly detailed. The whole world is covered, but naturally more attention is paid to Europe, particularly Germany, with many large-scale maps of the various regions. There are three astronomical charts as well. There were a number of editions, coming out every year or so, but all are scarce, and the 1874 edition particularly so, with only one copy listed in OCLC/WorldCat, at Bibliotheque de Geneve.