Fin de siècle

D2004 — Very Good. N.p. but France: c. 19th Century. Manuscript on paper in French. 118pp. 18 ruled blanks 8vo 165 x 110mm. Written in red and brown ink in a clear script between ruled borders. 5 engraved plates. Contemporary calf rebacked with modern morocco label. Ex Libris of Jose M. Rodriguez rubbed and corners bumped. Exceedingly interesting early 19th-century geographical manuscript containing analytical statistics on the four major continents of the world. Divided into four main parts each preceded by a fine engraved portrait of a personification representing the continent. Europe Asia Africa and America with caption in French a poem to epitomize their part of the world. The countries appear in sub-headings organized by region where names of important cities exports for the area and religious demographics are highlighted. The names of several important cities and capitals are given usually with a demographic of the region and there is an especially comprehensive section for statistics on French regions and rivers. Including: Ile –de france Picardie Normandie Bretagne Champagne Orleannois Bourgogne Lionnois Dauphine & Savoye Provence Languedoc Alsace Lorreine Pais bas. The countries represented for Europe: France Germany Poland Russia Scandinavia : Sweden Finland and Norway mentioned Great Britain Scotland Ireland Spain Portugal Italy Turkey Greece and Bulgaria. For Asia: Persia Mongolian Empire China Siberia Philippines Maldives. For Africa: Egypt Ethiopia Congo and Madagascar and America: Peru Paraguay Chile Brazil Mexico Florida & Canada California Cuba. An interesting treatise on geographical names and places with instruction to the disposition of the globe. <br/><br/> unknown books