Mappe Monde Carte Universelle de la Terre Dresée Sur les Nouvelles Observations de Mrs. de l'Académie Royale des Sciences
1 map outline 31 x 44 cm., sheet 37 x 52 cm. Publisher description: "A Paris Chez Bourgoin Graveur Rue de la Harpe vis a vis le Passage des Jacobins a côte du Caffé de Condé." Map collector Leon Kashnor noted that the map, quote, "shows a good coast of the North-West, locating the Russian discoveries of 1744." Depicts rudimentary Mer de l'Ouest. Sea of Korea referred to on map as "M. de Coree." Decorated title cartouche with ribbon border. Fallen warrior and signs of battle below map, armillary sphere. Prime meridian: Ferro. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Hand-colored cartouche, vignettes includes an armillary sphere. Small closed tear near center top. Only four copies listed on WorldCat (University of Michigan, University of Southern California, Huntington Library, & the University of Bern in Switzerland).
Published by: P. Bourgoin, 1750
Vendor: Armadillo Books
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1 map outline 31 x 44 cm., sheet 37 x 52 cm. Publisher description: "A Paris Chez Bourgoin Graveur Rue de la Harpe vis a vis le Passage des Jacobins a côte du Caffé de Condé." Map collector Leon Kashnor noted that the map, quote, "shows a good coast of the North-West, locating the Russian discoveries of 1744." Depicts rudimentary Mer de l'Ouest. Sea of Korea referred to on map as "M. de Coree." Decorated title cartouche with ribbon border. Fallen warrior and signs of battle below map, armillary sphere. Prime meridian: Ferro. Projection: Dual Hemisphere. Printing process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Hand-colored cartouche, vignettes includes an armillary sphere. Small closed tear near center top. Only four copies listed on WorldCat (University of Michigan, University of Southern California, Huntington Library, & the University of Bern in Switzerland).
Published by: P. Bourgoin, 1750
Vendor: Armadillo Books
