Folio (36,8 x 24 cm), titelblad in rood en zwart, met opdracht aan F. Carl Graf von Chünborn (dubbel blad), drie dubbel bladen met verklarende tekst afgewerkt met aquarel, wereldkaart, 4 continenten en 2 poolkaarten, alles in kleur tijd; 67 in de tijd handgekleurde kaarten van Europa; 8 gegraveerde en gekleurde kaarten rest van de wereld; 7 handgekleurde stadplannen van St. Denis, Antwerpen, Augsburg, Strasund, Nurnberg, Rome en Belgrado. Uitv. tekst 'Geographische Beschreibung Louisiana in Canada'. Handgekleurde tijdstafel op dubbel blad. 'Kriegskunst' en 'Vestings gebaün' 2 handgekleurde dubbele gravures en 6 dubbele gegraveerde en handgekleurde gravures van Schepen en 1 dubbele gekleurde gravures met scheepsvlaggen. Hangekleurde gravure 'Discus chronologicus', uitvouwbaar (gescheurd in plooi zonder verlies) + 2 andere chronologische tafels, handgekleurde dubbel blad en volledig met mobiles. 5 dubbele handgekleurde gravures met 'Europaeischen Kaiserthümen'. 2 dubbele handgekleurde gravures 'Ritter-orden charte'. Tekst 'Globi coelestis in sex tabulas', 2 dubbele blad tekst + volledige reeks van 6 hemelkaarten op dubbel blad. Dubbel gegraveerde indexblad. Sommige gravures met klein scheurtje in de benedenvouw (3 x groter) steeds zonder verlies, enkele wormgaatjes meestal in marges, enkele kleine scheurtjes hersteld, 3 oude stempeltjes op eerste bladen. Vol kalfslederen band met nerven en goudversiering op rug (sterk gewreven en enkele stukjes leder weg, sleet op uiteinden band). Extreem zeldzame 1ste druk met prachtige kleuren uit de tijd
Folio (36,8 x 24 cm), title-page in red and black, with dedication to F. Carl Graf von Chünborn (double page), 3 double pages with explanatory text, with watercolour, world map, the 4 continents and 2 polar maps, all in contemporary colours, 67 contemporary hand coloured maps of Europe, 8 engraved and coloured maps of the rest of the world, 7 hand coloured town maps of St. Denis, Antwerpen, Augsburg, Strasund, Nurnberg, Rome and Belgrado. Folding text 'Geographische Beschreibung Louisiana in Canada'. Hand coloured time table on double page. 'Kriegskunst' and 'Vestings gebaün' : 2 hand coloured double engraved plates and 6 double engraved and hand-coloured engravings of ships and 1 double plage engraved plates with ship flags. Hand coloured engraving 'Discus chronologicus': folding (tear in the folding without loss) + 2 other chronological tables, hand coloured double engraving with mobiles. 5 double engraved plates with 'Europaeischen Kaiserthümen'. 2 double engraved plates 'Ritter-orden charte'. Text 'Globi coelestis in sex tabulas', 2 double page text + complete series of 6 CELESTIAL CHARTS on double page (by G. F. Kordenbusch nach Pardies). Double engraved index leaf. Lacking frontispiece, some engravings with small tear in the folding below (larger tear in 3 plates), all without loss, some (marginal) worm holes, some small tears repaired, 3 old stamps on the first leaves. Full calf binding with gilt tooling on spine (heavily rubbed and with some loss of leather, ends of spine worn). Extremely scarce original edition with 114 maps/plates in beautiful contemporary colours.
Ref. Phillips 582 ; Bauer, Weigel 40. - ""In 1718, the first atlas was published, with a dated title page, which was then published by Johann David Kohler after Faber's death. The title page of the 'Comfortable School and Travel Atlas', as the new title of the work from now on is, particularly emphasizes 'the new special way' in which the maps are now illuminated, a fact that Hauber had also pointed out regarding this coloring, Köhler had preceded the atlas with a typographically printed plate on which he, after a short introduction to geography, the illumination of the first five universal maps, which he systematically developed - these are the world map and the maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and America - was explained here in addition to the marking of the political boundaries Territories and the coloring of their surfaces with the same but more diluted color, information about the religion of the population of the respective area was provided through colored dots."" (Bauer Sp. 954)
