Espenhorst, Jürgen (2003). Petermann’s Planet; a Guide to German Handatlases and Their Siblings Throughout the World, 1800-1950. Vol.1,

Espenhorst, Jürgen (2003). Petermann’s Planet; a Guide to German Handatlases and Their Siblings Throughout the World, 1800-1950. Vol.1, Guide to the Great Handatlases. Schwerte: Pangaea Verlag, 684pp. Edited and translated from the German by George R. Crossman. Hardback with photographic cover, was not published with dust jacket.

The cartographer’s bible for the history of atlases. While the emphasis is on German atlases, their influence on the English speaking world was very significant particularly through the Stieler family and Justus Perthes in Gotha. In new condition.