Louis-Antoine Nicolle de Lacroix

LOUIS-ANTOINE NICOLLE DE LACROIX (Paris, 1704 – Paris, 1760).
“Modern Geography.” Volumes II and III.
Translated and expanded with a “New Geography of Spain” by Dr. Don Josef Jordán y Frago, doctoral scholar of the Royal Chapel of the Convent of the Incarnation in Madrid.
Printer: Joaquín Ibarra, Printer to His Majesty’s Court, Madrid, 1779. The complete Spanish edition consists of eight volumes.
The title page features typographic embellishments.
Marbled leather covers with spines decorated with gold and labels.
In good overall condition, with scuffs, wear, and minor losses on the covers and spines, as well as slight rust spots on the pages, typical of its age.
Measurements: 19 x 13 x 13 cm. (each).

Louis-Antoine Nicolle de Lacroix was a French clergyman and geographer born in Paris in 1704. He devoted himself particularly to the study and teaching of geography and achieved widespread recognition with his *Géographie moderne*, a work originally published in France during the 18th century and used for decades as a textbook. The Spanish version was translated and expanded by Josef Jordán y Frago, who included a new geographical description of Spain. The 1779 Madrid edition was printed by Joaquín Ibarra and appeared in eight volumes; the photographed copies correspond to volumes II and III.