D'anville's Famous Hemisphere World Maps

D'Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon
(1697-1782).
Hemisphere Occidentale... / Hemisphere Oriental...
Engraved map with original color in outline. D'anville, 1761.
36" x 24" sheet, each.
The esteemed pair of hemispheric maps published under the patronage of the Duke of Orleans, brother to the king. D'Anville was the royal geographer and cartographer and this represents the ultimate in geographical knowledge at the end of the reign of Louis XV. Beautiful original condition with original outline coloring.