Antique Print-SEA CHART-SPAIN-PORTUGAL-MOROCCO-Mannevillette-1775

Erscheinungsdatum: 1775

Beschreibung

Antique print, titled: 'Carte des Cotes Occidentales d'Espagne, de Portugal et de Barbarie, depuis le Cap Finisterre jusqu'au Cap Cantin. Avec les Isles Madere et Porto Sancto.' - Map/chart of the coasts of Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and Morocco. Also shows the islands Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas Islands. Rhumb lines and depth soundings along the coast. Description: This map was published in "Le Neptune Orient" by Mannevillette, published Paris: 1775-1781.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Guillaume de la Haye' after 'Jean-Baptiste d'Apres de Mannevillette'. Guillaume de la Haye (active around 1750-1785) was a French engraver. Jean Baptiste d'Apres de Mannevillette was a prominent French hydrographer and cartographer, and a superior officer in the French East India Company. He was known for charting the coasts of India and China during the 18th century. Mannevillette s work was internationally renowned, and his charts and atlases were important resources for ships navigating the region. His atlas "Le Neptune Oriental" was an authoritative and widely used source in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and drew on Mannevillette s own experience as a navigator and naval officer in the seas of Asia. Engraving on hand laid paper. Anonymous. Good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. Dampstained in the lower left and right corners (minimally affecting image corners), which we can remove on request. Browned along the middle fold. A sharp crease in the top margin and top edge of the image, left and right of the middle fold. Some faint offsetting from where the map was folded on itself. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 32.1 x 40.5 cm. The image size is ca. 28.3 x 36 cm. The overall size is ca. 12.6 x 15.9 inch. The image size is ca. 11.1 x 14.2 inch. Storage location: Overasselt-141. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63730

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Titel: Antique Print-SEA ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1775

Zustand: Good