April 12, 2024
FRANCE 1823 BRION DE LA TOUR ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAV. MAP
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Double your traffic. Carte Raisonnée du Royaume de France Divisée en 86 Departemens dressée Par Brion de la Tour, Géog.phe du Roy où est trace la nouvelle limite fixée par le traité de Paix du 20 Nov.bre 1815. Description: Striking and beautifully detailed large double page copper engraved chart of France divided into departments according to the political division based on the Treaties of 1815 . Map includes also North Italy, part of Spain, Switzerlamd, Belgium and England. Map is filled with a lot of topographical details. Map fashioned with a large decorative title cartouche. explications inside the chart and along right lateral side. Date: 1823 Dimension: Printed area size approx.: cm 69,4 x 52,8 Paper size approx.: cm 73,9 x 55,8 Condition: Very strong a nd dark impression on very strong paper. Paper with chains and wiremarks. Original colors to the outlines. Wide margin to the top. Good lower margin. Wide lateral margins. Small tears. Small holes inside the chart. Small foxing and browning. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Cartographer: Louis Brion de la Tour (1756-1823) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France, his official title being “Ingenieur-Geographe du Roi”. Despite a prolific cartographic career and several important atlases to his name, little is actually known of his life and career. What is
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