Geography of the Earth Old map Du Meridien Desnos 1761

Title: Du Meridien et de L’Equateur.

Description: Equator and Meridian with the latitude and longitude of the Earth, Arctic pole, Northern tropic, equinoctial line, Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Polar Circle flanked with coloms of description.
The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring.

Cartographer: Louis Brion de la Tour a French geographer and demographer. (1743-1810) His official title was "Geographer Engineer of the King."

His work was done in collaboration with Louis Charles Desnos (circa 1750-1790) bookseller and geographical engineer for globes and spheres of His Majesty Danish.

Origin: The luxe editions of Buy de Mornas and Charles Desnos Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Goegraphie et l'Histoire.

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Original antique copperplate engravings, colored by hand.

Size:
Sheet app.: 55 x 38.5 cm. 21.75 x 15.25 inches.
Condition: Very good, verso blanco.

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