Antique Map of North and South America by Pierre Antoine Tardieu (1784-1869)

€ 520

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

Date: 1784
Sheet size: 41.5 × 56.5 cm (16.3 × 22.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-13769-33

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.

Condition

Good condition with minor age-related wear. Hand-colored boundaries are well-preserved, enhancing the clarity of regions and features. Fold lines as issued with lower end a split. Edge wear due to handling and age visible. Study the images carefully.

About this sheet

Carte Générale et Politique de l'Amérique, a map of North and South America engraved in Paris. The imprint credits E. Mentelle, of the Institut National des Sciences and professor at the Écoles Centrales of the Seine, and P. G. Chanlaire, one of the authors of the Atlas National, and gives the date as An VI of the French Republic (1797 to 1798), "À Paris chez les Auteurs". It is an original copper engraving with hand-colored outlines.

The map is drawn on a bent projection that places the two continents together across the sheet, with the Pacific, "Mer du Sud" and "Mer Pacifique", at the left and the Atlantic at the right, where a corner of Africa shows. The title block sits at the lower right. North America is labeled "Amérique Septentrionale" and South America "Amérique Méridionale", the latter outlined in pink. Hudson Bay, the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands and the Pacific island groups are all drawn, with a fine network of meridians and parallels over the whole.