Nice pair of small atlases showing ancient geography.

1) Samuel Butler, Philadelphia, 1847, (6 x 9"). Complete with all pages, advertisements, and the 21 double page maps per list of maps. Maps are generally very good to fine with a few just good. Beautiful, wide outline coloring. Text sheets are all on different paper with toning throughout. A few maps have early pen or pencil marginal notations. Ink notations in map of Greece. Hard bound in cloth boards with leather spine and original paper label. Wear to spine with front cover detached. The maps are near fine, clean and bright but with light offsetting.

2) S. Augustus Mitchell/E.H. Butler, Philadelphia, 1861, (9.8 x 12.2"). Complete with twelve maps on eight sheets including a double page map of the Roman Empire. Extensive eleven-page index keys hundreds of place names to the maps. Hard paper covers with title page on cover. Some occasional scattered foxing, original color and dark impression. Covers a little rubbed around edge and some wear to spine.

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