"Des Vents", Clouet, Jean Baptiste Louis

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Wind Rose
Period: 1787 (published)
Publication: Geographie Moderne
Color: Hand Color
Size: 12.4 x 21.8

A beautiful copper engraving of a large wind rose. Two columns of French text describe the nature of the winds in scientific terms, and provide an explanation of the wind rose, which denotes the various wind directions in four languages; French, Italian, Latin and Spanish. A very decorative piece and a great addition to any cartographic or navigation collection.

References: Rumsey #4757010.
Condition: A
Contemporary color on a bright sheet with some soft creases, marginal soiling, and three small worm holes in the bottom blank margin.