Geography Wagner), (Franz An Introduction to... Lot 1179

Geography

Wagner), (Franz

An Introduction to Ancient and Modern Geography, Presented in XXXVII Maps, and Compiled for General Use, but Especially for the Convenience of Young Students. 2 parts in 1 volume. With 37 copperplate maps by Johann Jakob Lidl, mostly with colored borders and occasionally with areas of color, some additionally etched. Vienna, Kurtzböck and Hödl, 1737. 8 leaves, 337 (1), (recte 342) pp. 8°. Contemporary half-leather binding on 6 bands with gold title on the spine on a leather label and floral gold embossing on the spine (spine and front joint with small losses and tears, rubbed).

A richly illustrated textbook on geography, and at the same time the first pocket-sized world atlas published in Austria. - Holzmann-B. II, 347. - De Backer-S. III, 1470, 18. - ADB 40 (1896). - Rare on the market; even individual maps are not common; in our experience, only four other complete copies have been offered at auctions over the past 20 years. - Features accurately engraved and neatly colored maps providing an overview of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, as well as detailed maps of all parts of Europe. The Jesuit Franz Wagner (1675–1738), who was active in Vienna, served as imperial historiographer and educator. - Title page of Part 2 bound as pp. 73/74. - Old owner’s notes in ink on the front endpaper and title page (located in Saarlouis). Some maps are pasted together; some mispagination; the front flyleaf is missing. Light foxing in places; several sheets and plates are more heavily browned; some of the maps have tears along the protruding edges. Overall, a solid copy of this rare work; the maps feature rich, sometimes vibrant coloring.

A richly illustrated geography manual, and at the same time the first pocket world atlas published in Austria, featuring 37 hand-colored copper-engraved maps by Johann Jakob Lidl, some of which include additional etching. - For references, see above. - Rare on the market; even individual maps are uncommon. We have identified only four other complete copies sold at auction in the last 20 years. - Includes accurately engraved and neatly colored overview maps of America, Africa, and Asia, as well as detailed maps of all parts of Europe and some parts of Asia. Cartographically, the map of America features a large, blank northwestern coast labeled “parts unknown” with a spurious lake at its center. There are no inland details, with the exception of Santa Fe, which is located on the map. The map of Africa shows two lakes (Zaire and Zaflan) in central Africa as the source of the Nile River, with the Mountains of the Moon depicted just to their south. - Compiled by the Jesuit Franz Wagner (1675–1738), who worked in Vienna and served as an imperial historiographer and educator. - The title page of Part 2 is bound in as pages 73–74. - Notes by a former owner in ink on the front endpaper and title page (location: Saarlouis). - Some maps are misbound; some pages are misnumbered; the front flyleaf is missing. Slightly foxed in places; several layers and plates are more heavily browned; some of the maps have tears along the protruding edges. Overall, a solid copy of this rarity, with the maps in strong, partly vibrant colors.