Chodźko Leonard, La Pologne historique, littéraire, monumentale et illustrée.... , 6th edition, printed. Claye et Taillefer, Paris 1846-1847; one of the most outstanding émigré works promoting Polish history and culture, contains numerous ch.-b. illustr, depicting, among others, 21 portraits (Polish kings, military commanders, aristocrats, political activists, literary heroes, as well as portraits of the author and his wife), as well as 25 illustrations depicting buildings, plans, maps, panoramas and views of cities, genre scenes, monuments, tombs, images of numismatics; pp. 472, dimensions 32 x 21 cm. Yellowish stains, paperback hardcover binding, rubbing on spine and corners.
Volume also includes Chodźko Leonard Opinions des journaux et revues sur les Polognes.... 1st edition, Paris 1835-1843, p. 28.
Leonard Borejko Chodźko of the Kościesza coat of arms (born 1800 in Oborek, oszmiański district, died March 12, 1871 in Poitiers) - Polish historian, geographer, cartographer, archivist, publisher and emigration activist.
