(Eastern Hemisphere) Mappe Monde en deux Hemispheres presentant L'Etat Acuel de La Geographie Par A.H. Brue, Geographe de S.H.R. Monsieur a Paris. Ch. Picquet, Geographe du Roi et de Mgr le Duc D'Orleans, Proprietaire Des Cartes et Atlas de Brue, Quai Conti No. 17, pres de L'Institut. Juin 1820. Augmentee et Revue pour les limites Par Ch. Picquet en 1836.
This is an updated edition of our 1820/1821 edition (5839.000). As in the 1820/1821 edition, includes "Avertissement" commenting on the accuracy of the map. Includes "Observation" commenting on the projection referencing the 1794 map by Arrowsmith. "Remarkable large format m...
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| Summary: | This is an updated edition of our 1820/1821 edition (5839.000). As in the 1820/1821 edition, includes "Avertissement" commenting on the accuracy of the map. Includes "Observation" commenting on the projection referencing the 1794 map by Arrowsmith. "Remarkable large format map of the World in two Hemispheres, published in Paris by A.H. Brue in 1820 and improved and augmented by Charles Picquet in 1836. Finely-executed map of the world in two hemispheres displaying the most recent discoveries, with particularly excellent detail in North America and early depictions of Australia’s interior. The lower center section illustrates a table illustrating the world's longest rivers on the left and the world's tallest mountains on the right. Originally issued 1820 and augmented shortly thereafter in November 1821, this rare variant edition was re-issued using the same set of copper-plates in 1836. This work was printed on five sheets, with four map sheets and the title panel as a connector, which were intended to be joined into the complete large format map. The map is stylistically serene, with few flourishes except the elegant calligraphic script in the title and dedication cartouches to be centered between the hemispheres. The clean style of this map serves to showcase its fine cartographic elements all the more. Originally dedicated to Baron Georges Cuvier (“The Father of Paleontology”), with a reference to Aaron Arrowsmith's world map of 1794, the dedication has been removed in this edition and replaced with the table of mountains and rivers. The updates to the map are comprehensive and up-to-date, most notably those focused on the search of the Northwest Passage and the early discoveries along the Antarctic Coastline south of Tierra del Fuego and the "Terre d'Enderby". Other noteworthy improvements are shown in the interior parts of Australia and the coastline of the Arctic Sea north of Canada. The "Gd. Mount" in the Rocky Mountains is now "Gd Mount James". Austin and Texas are both now added, but "Gaboeston" ... |
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