Atlas of the world: presented with the compliments of the Cunard
[New York]: Rand McNally and Co., 1914. 5.75" x 7" pp. 34, [2]; 33 maps. Illustrated light blue and white wrappers are significantly foxed with "General Agents" stamp on front and back cover. Text is toned but otherwise sound. Maps are bright and crisp. Good.
An atlas of world maps presented by the Cunard Steamship Company. Contains advertisements for the Aquitania, Lusitania, and Mauretania, three famous luxury ocean-liners, with the Lusitania infamously having been sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, contributing to increased war fervor in the United States.
This copy is stamped "A.D. Roesler Franz & Figli, General Agents, 19B, 20 Via Condotti, Rome". A bank and general insurance agency for the Cunard Steamship Company, headquartered in Rome, Italy.
An atlas with both unique historical connections and provenance. Item #446
Price: $60.00