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In Notitiam Ecclesiasticam Africae Tabula Geographica. Auctore G. de l'Isle, Geographo. Striking and beautifully detailed copper engraved ecclesiastical chart depicting the western basin of the Mediterranean Sea. The map includes the Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands , Gibraltar , the southern part of France , part of the coast of Croatia , Tunisia , Morocco and Libya . The map is adorned with a large decoraticìva cartouche , cartouche containing a decorative stepping stairs and another decorative cartouche containing explanations . Printed area size approx.: cm 64,2 x 49,2 Paper size approx.: cm 73,7 x 53,9 Very strong a nd dark impression on strong paper. Paper with chains. Uncolored as issued. Wide margins. Small tears. Small browning and foxing. Small losses in the bottom. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Cartographer: The De L’Isle family (fl. c. 1700 - c. 1760) was one of the most important cartographic dynasties working in early 18th century France. Claude De L’Isle (1644 -1720), the family patriarch was a minor geographer and historian based in Paris. His four sons, Guillaume (1675- 1726), Simon Claude (1675 - 1726), Joseph Nicholas (1688 – 1768) and Louis (1720 – 1745) each made an important contribution to cartography. Without a doubt Guillaume was the most remarkable member of the family. It is said that Guillaume’s skill as a cartographer was so prodigious that he drew his first map at the age of nine. He was tutored by J. D. Cassini in astronomy, science, mathematics and cartography. By applying these diverse disciplines to the vast stores of information provided by navigators, Guillaume created the technique that came to be known as “scientific cartography”. This revolutionary approach transformed the field of cartography and created a more accurate picture of the world. Among Guillaume’s many firsts are the first naming of Texas, the first correct map of the Mississippi, the discarding of the “California as an Island fallacy”, and the first identification of the first correct longitudes of America. Guillaume was elected to the Academie Royale des Sciences at 27. Later, in 1718, he was also appointed “Premier Geographe du Roi”, an office created especially for him. De L’Isle personally financed the publication of most of his maps, hoping to make heavy royalties on their sales. Unfortunately he met an untimely death in 1728, leaving considerable debt and an impoverished child and widow. De L’Isle’s publishing firm was taken over by his assistant, Phillipe Buache who became, posthumously, his son in law. The other De L’Isle brothers, Joseph Nicholas and Louis De L’Isle, were employed in the Service of Peter the Great of Russia as astronomers and surveyors. They are responsible for cataloguing and compiling the data obtained from Russian expeditions in the Pacific and along the northwest coast of America, including the explorations of Bering. View My Feedback View My Other Items For Sale
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