le sage’s genealogical, chronological, historical and geographical atlas
book: 396 x 324 x 24 mm
le sage (comte de las cases), printed by j barfield, london
first english edition, 1801
millboard, linen, vellum
bound 2011
private collection
this is a conservation binding, a structure called the removable case. No adhesive is used and the entire book can be disassembled for access to the maps.