Very Rare Russian Language Atlas
With an Original Photograph
Styled Vtoromu izdaniyu, or second edition, there are no records for any earlier edition in OCLC. Published by F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig, 1874.
This edition incorporates more visual material, with a focus on geographic and scientific accuracy. It also includes additional explanatory tables and new comparative sections to highlight trends in economic geography. New maps are introduced in this edition as well, including a map of Australia and Polynesia, updated to the latest surveys.
Rarity
Quite rare in the market. No examples noted in RBH. Only two examples noted in OCLC (University of Wisconsin and University of Kansas) plus an imperfect example in a German library.
Provenance
Includes a photo of ? Nikolai Tomanovski, taken in Riga in 1889, who is listed as the Donator.