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Impressive muslin-backed, steel-engraved folding map - "Nach Flamsteeds modificirter Projection entworfen, aufgenommen und reduzirt durch eidgenössische Ingenieure unter Aufsicht des General G. H. Dufour. An 1854 / Nachträge 1873". In 18 segments opening out to 560x755mm; small circular blindstamp "Eidgenössisches Militair Archiv" at lower right-hand corner. Map segments lightly toned along edges. Lowest left-hand segment with crease of length 25mm confined to margins at lower outer corner. Muslin backing spotted and patchily toned. Original maroon cloth-covered boards 185x125mm almost completely covered by manila paper printed in black, exposing only narrow strips of cloth at edges. Front board titled etc within decorative border, with bold manuscript "XX" above border, and bold manuscript "Sondrio + Bormio" above small oval-shaped bookseller's label "Buch & Kunsthandlung / Leonh. Hitz / Chur & Samaden" within border. Rear board with publisher advertisements. Board edges rubbed, with some loss to narrow cloth strips. Paper coverings a little rubbed, lightly marked, and darkened - quite deeply so towards edges. Upper right-hand corner of front board with roughly triangular loss of both paper (no print affected) and cloth coverings between 10mm of upper edge and 15mm of fore-edge. Map in good+ condition, overall condition GOOD.