CORTAMBERT GÉOGRAPHES, Père et Fils. 2 Letters : Pierre-Fran - Lot 595

CORTAMBERT GÉOGRAPHES, Père et Fils. 2 Letters : Pierre-François- Eugène CORTAMBERT (Toulouse/ Haute-Garonne 1805- 1881) Geographer, contributed to the progress of geographical studies in France, and popularized them through the publication of a series of classic books - Letter A.S. "E. CORTAMBERT", Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, August 7, 1871 - 4 pages in-8° : "I sent to Antwerp, for the Exposition du Congrès, several maps, atlases and miscellaneous volumes; it was a late shipment... Along with items from my son and myself directly, I sent a very important one... it's a facsimile of Mercator's map, taken from JOMARD's Atlas des Monuments géographiques... I recommend it to you... I dare to hope that they will not have been left out of the exhibition of this geographical competition to which we attach so much value...". + Letter A.S. from his son Richard CORTAMBERT (Hyères 1836-1884) Geographer - Paris 10 rue Vivienne March 11, 1881 "Thank you, Dear and most Honored Friend, from your kind word I lose a part of my soul. My adorable father was the great compass of my work... I will always mourn him... my pain is immense. Please officially notify the Société de Géographie de Bruxelles, of which he was an honorary member, and have a notice written about my revered father. I will send you a speech given by Mr Levasseur at his grave. 1 page in-8° bound in black.

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