This unusual French atlas was published by the Ministere des Travaux Publics (Ministry of Civil Engineering). It contains 13 plans detailing important harbors and fortifications throughout the world. Of particular interest are the four plans of New Zealand harbors. Folding plates include: Copenhague; Hambourg; Ostende / Palma; Palerme / Beyrouth; Naples; Le Piree; Calcutta; Calcutta (Docks); Auckland; Wellington; Nouvelle Zelande, Timaru; Dunedin, Chalmers; Buenos-Ayres, La Plata. Original paper covers boards.

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Condition: B

Most plans are very good with minor surface soil. Auckland is loose and Buenos-Ayres toned. Covers stained, warped and scuffed with cloth backstrip lacking.