1785 CLOUET Map of North America & South America

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Title (Titolo) : De l'Amerique en General (89) Mapmaker (Cartografo) : Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet (c. 1730 - 1790) was a French cartographer publishing in the mid to late 18th century out of both Paris and Cadiz. Clouetâe(tm)s most important work is his Geographie Moderne, which was published in various editions from 1776 âe" 1793. Clouet also produced a series of stunning and highly desirable wall maps of the continents. Published & Dated (Pubblicazione e data) : probably Paris, approximately 1785 Paper size (Dimensioni compresi i margini) : cm. 58x39,5 Technique (Tecnica) : Hand coloured copper engraving. Condition (Condizioni) : The map is glue on a cardboard, all the defects are visible in the photos. Descriptions (Descrizione) : This is a beautifully hand colored 1785 map of North America and South America. The cartography of the North America west coast is conjectural at best, with islands, inland seas, and hopeful northwest passages in abundance. The Antarctic regions are depicted in a fascinating configuration of two land masses. A great western continent called âeoeNew Zealandâe and an eastern continent called âeoeAntarctiqâe, separated by an Ice Sea. Curiously this conjectural error of Clouet in some ways more accurately portrays the true sub-ice Antarctica than modern day maps. Includes detailed geographic, political, read more

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