Original Engraved Antique Map of the World, Colorful and Decorative, C.1780
€ 470
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1780
Mapmaker / artist
Pierre François Tardieu
Sheet size
39.6 × 51.6 cm (15.6 × 20.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-58797
Condition
Given age. Slight discolouration near middle fold. Some minor small crinkles. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Mappemonde en Deux Hemispheres ou l'on a Indique les Nouvelles Decouvertes' - This handsome double hemisphere map presents a view of the physical world with particularly nice detail of the islands throughout the world. Australia is still oddly shaped with a partially delineated southern coastline. Ter. De Diemen is still connected to Australia, although Bass Strait is shown just south, separating Pte. du Tristan from the mainland. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Pierre Francois Tardieu' after 'Edme Mentelle'. Pierre François Tardieu (1711 - 1771) was a French engraver and cartographer, nephew of Nicolas-Henri Tardieu. Edme Mentelle (11 October 1730 - 28 April 1816) was a French geographer.
Condition: Good, given age. Slight discolouration near middle fold. Some minor small crinkles. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Date: c.1780 Overall size: 51.6 x 39.6 cm. Image size: 43 x 31.8 cm.
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