Geographischer Atlas bestehend in 44 Land-Charten, worauf alle Theile des Erd-Creyses...

Rare school atlas by the famous mathematican Leonhard Euler. It was the most successful project of the "Royal Academy of Sciences" in Berlin. First edition was published in 1753, titled 'Atlas geographicus omnes orbis terrarum regiones in XLI tabulis' with a preamble of L. Euler. This second edition was published 1760, followed by third unchanged edition in 1777 until 1784.

This Atlas includes 4 maps of the world (one in two sheets), 4 maps of the continents (Africa, Asia, America and Europe), 1 map of America in 4 sheets, 1 map of Europe in 4 sheets, 4 map of Great Britain, one map of Russia, one map of Palestine and 21 map mainly European countries including Scandinavia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Turkey, Germany, the Lower Countries, Poland and others.

Leonhard Euler was born 1707 in Basel and has been one of the most famous mathematician. From 1720 he studied at the University of Basel by Johann Bernoulli. From 1727 he was Professor for Mathematics and Physics at the University of Saint Petersburg. 1741 he followed a call of Frederick II of Prussia to the Berlin Academy. After 25 years in Berlin he left for Saint Petersburg a second time. He died 1783 in Saint Petersburg.