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This past weekend I collected from the third of author & compiler Jürgen Espenhorst’s ‘Internationale Atlastage’, held this time in the 17^th-century Schloss Friedenstein (Gotha), the second volume of above title.  Details (all hard-back publications only):-

Petermann’s planet : a guide to German handatlases and their siblings throughout the world 1800 – 1950, volume II : the rare and small handatlases / Jürgen Espenhorst ; edited and translated from the German text by George R. Crossman. – Schwerte (Villigster Str. 32, D-58239 Schwerte, Germany) : Pangaea, 2008. – xvi, 685-1371p. : ill., maps, portr. (some col.) ; 25 cm. – Also to be ordered from: Pangaea Verlag USA, 4320 Forest Hill Drive #438, Fairfax VA 22030-5651, USA [[log in to unmask]]. - ISBN 978-3-93041-36-9

A reminder that, for newcomers or latecomers to this splendid bibliographical work, acquisition of the first volume is necessary; here are details from (amended) ‘Imago Mundi Bibliography’ entry no.04:56.2(042) –

Petermann’s planet : a guide to German handatlases and their siblings throughout the world 1800 – 1950, volume I : the great handatlases / Jürgen Espenhorst ; edited and translated from the German text by George R. Crossman. – Schwerte (Villigster Str. 32, D-58239 Schwerte, Germany) : Pangaea, 2003. – xx, 684p. : ill., maps, portr. (some col.) ; 25 cm. – An expanded version of parts of the author’s Andree, Stieler, Meyer & Co : Handatlanten des deutschen Sprachraums (1800-1945) published in 1994 (see [‘Imago Mundi Bibliography’] 95:47(007)). – ISBN 978-3-930401-35-5

For Andree, Stieler, Meyer & Co : Handatlanten des deutschen Sprachraums (1800-1945) published in 1994, whose ISBN is now 978-3-930401-33-9, and any further queries (orders, or questions and discussion) – in either English or German – contact should be via www.pangaea-verlag.de

Francis Herbert (not working to commission!)