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1856 "The Physical Geography of the Sea" by M. F. Maury
Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The Physical Geography of the Sea (M. F. Maury) |
| Genre | Atlases, Maps and Cartography, Geography |
| Type of Illustration | Charts, Maps, Graphs |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Dust Jacket | No |
| Publisher or Printer | Harper & Brothers |
| Publication Year | 1856 |
| Period | Mid-19th Century |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Number of Books | 1 |
| Additional Information | Written by Matthew Fontaine Maury, known as the pioneer of modern oceanography, this volume features nine fold-outs to the rear of the book. A bookplate of Frederic W. Lincoln Jr., a two term mayor of Boston in the mid to late 1860s, is affixed to the front endpaper. His occupation was a mathematical instrument maker and nautical stationer. |
Condition
- cut pages after the fold-outs to the back of the text; wear to the cover with bumped corners, rubbed edges, sunning, dings, fraying and soiling; writing to the endpapers with graphite markings throughout the text; foxing; chipping to the fold-outs; darkening to pages and text edges.
Dimensions
1.25" W x 9.5" H x 6.25" D
Item #
ITMG522938
