Finely Engraved Antique Map of Europe with inset of America, c.1745

€ 1 450

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1745
Mapmaker / artist: Guillaume De L'Isle (Artist)
Sheet size: 54 × 61.5 cm (21.3 × 24.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PC-58073

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Theatrum Historicum pars Occidentalis.' Finely engraved historical map with a profusion of details. It shows western Europe and the northern Mediterranean basin as far as Crete. The southern Mediterranean shores are also meticulously represented and extend eastward as far as Libya. To the left of the decorative title cartouche is an inset showing the Western hemisphere, including an undefined Western coast in North America. Published in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Guillaume de l'Isle' after an anonymous artist. The de L'Isle family was one of the most influential Geographers of the early 18th century in France. Claude de L'Isle, born 1644, had four sons, of which Guillaume was the most notable. Guillaume was born 1675 and became member of the ""Academie Royale des Sciences"" with the age of twenty-seven, and was honored later with the title ""Premier Geographe du Roi"". His largest project, the ""Atlas de Geographie"", was published until 1774 in Paris and Amsterdam (Covens and Mortier). He died in 1726.

Image size: 60.5 x 49.2 cm.