THIERS, Adolphe. Atlas of the History of the Consulate and t - Lot 80

THIERS, Adolphe. Atlas of the History of the Consulate and the Empire. Published in Paris by Lheureux et Cie in 1864. In folio format. Green half cloth. Gilt title label on midnight blue background on front cover. 2 ff.n.ch. and 66 plates of maps engraved in black and white by Dyonnet after Dufour, including 7 double-page plates. Binding rubbed, spine partly detached (loose seams on second board), paper missing from boards and corners, one corner trimmed. Few small brown spots. Atlas drawn under the direction of Mr. Thiers by Messrs. A. Dufour and Duvotenay, steel-engraved by Dyonnet and fully mounted on mitre. Includes regional and national maps, as well as battle plans. A worn copy, but complete with 66 incredibly accurate monochrome maps, here very well preserved. An invaluable resource for understanding the movements of the military campaigns described by Adolphe Thiers.