MAP, World, Brue
World. Adrien Hubert Brue, Mappemonde Physique sur la Projection Reduite de Mercator, 1821 (dated). Hand Color. Very finely engraved map on Mercator's Projection and centered on the Pacific Ocean. Australia is Nouvelle Hollande and is completely blank in the interior with just a few place names on the coast. Tasmania is separate. Antarctica shows up as a short strip of coast directly below South America and is labeled Nouvelle Shetland. Brue's embossed seal is at bottom right and the map is surrounded by a keyboard-style border.
Dimensions: 14.3 x 20.2 in
Condition Report: A bright sheet with light offsetting and minor toning along the centerfold. Grade: B+
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World. Adrien Hubert Brue, Mappemonde Physique sur la Projection Reduite de Mercator, 1821 (dated). Hand Color. Very finely engraved map on Mercator's Projection and centered on the Pacific Ocean. Australia is Nouvelle Hollande and is completely blank in the interior with just a few place names on the coast. Tasmania is separate. Antarctica shows up as a short strip of coast directly below South America and is labeled Nouvelle Shetland. Brue's embossed seal is at bottom right and the map is surrounded by a keyboard-style border.
Dimensions: 14.3 x 20.2 in
Condition Report: A bright sheet with light offsetting and minor toning along the centerfold. Grade: B+
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