THEOPHILE DESDEVISES DU DEZERT: Geographie de la Macedoine. Paris 1862 First edition. Large 8vo (22x15 cm). Contemporary leather over boards, gilt lettering at foot of spine: Sorbonne 23 Février 1863. Text clean and bright. Collation: [12], 454 p., [1], 62 p., [2]. Complete with the separately published large folded map of Macedonia (75x50 cm), with light restorations on folds. Overall in very good plus condition. This work on the geography of Macedonia was the dissertation (Thèse) presented by Desdevises at the Sorbonne for his Doctorat d’État. At a very early period, when much of Macedonia was still unexplored, he undertook the ambitious task of identifying ancient place names within the contemporary geographical framework. The author travelled through the region, consulted extensively the works of earlier travelers and all available sources, and produced a comprehensive study that earned him both his doctorate and an award from the French Geographical Society. The large folded map included here is among the earliest scientific maps of ancient Macedonia. A significant and early scholarly contribution.