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THE PRESENTATION COPY TO KING GUSTAV ADOLPH, FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF BENGT BERNSTRÖM AND LORD WARDINGTON
HERMELIN, F. G. S. (1744 - 1820)
"Geographiske Chartor öfver Swerige med hans maje. Koning Gustav Adolphs allernådigste tilstånd utgifne af S.G. Hermelin. Andra afdelingen. Storfurstendömet Finland"
Atlas, large oblong folio, 62,5x70cm Contemporary red morocco gilt, broad Greek key borders gilt on spines, crowned monogram of Gustav IV Adolph in centre, all corners with three crowns gilt, also spine gilt in compartments Title vignette of Wermasvuori engraved by J.F. Martin and 6 engraved outline coloured map sheets by Fr. Akrel after C.P. Hällström. STOCKHOLM 1799
A MAGNIFICENT ROYAL DEDICATION COPY OF A RARE ATLAS OF FINLAND.
The maps were intended to form part of a larger work designed to cover all of the Swedish territories, but the project failed. The most impressive red binding is probably by Johan Henrik Hessler who was a master bookbinder in Stockholm 1771 - 1805.
Provenance: The Swedish book collector Bengt Bernström 1970's, Lord Wardington.
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The indispensible reference book on Norway maps
GINSBERG, WILLIAM B.
Maps and Mapping of Norway 1602 - 1855.
4to. Hard cover, full shirting, dust wrapper. xiv + 317 pp. Septentrionallium Press, New York, N.Y. 2009
The author, William B. Ginsberg, has undertaken a significant amount of original reserach, during which he has discovered a number of new maps and variant states that are recorded for the first time. In addition to the formal cartobibliography, three essays - on county, route and local maps - explore the richness of maps of Norway!
With 328 pages and more than 300 illustrations the book is a treat for the eye as well as for the mind.
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