$411
French Educational, group of three sets of early 19th century educational cards: first, Mythologie consisting of 48 cards each an engraved plate with an illustration of a mythological character and each containing a brief history of the character, in original box; second, Geographie consisting of 48 cards each an engraved plate depicting a then country or area of the world with an illustration native to the area and a brief description of the location, together with a small fold-out map of the world and a chart identifying the country, its capital, its continent and its latitude and longitude, all in its original box; third, Astronomie consisting of 48 cards, each an engraved plate with an illustration of a planet, zodiacal sign, or chart and each containing a description of the planet or sign, in original box, (very good to excellent).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-10-30
