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C1834
Carte générale du voyage pittoresque autour du monde : sur laquelle l’Océanie a été reduite d’après la carte de Mr. d’Urville & sous sa direction / gravé par Ambroise Tardieu
Mapmaker:
World map on Mercators projection made to accompany the account of Dumont D’Uvilles epic voyage of exploration.
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Full Title:
Carte générale du voyage pittoresque autour du monde : sur laquelle l’Océanie a été reduite d’après la carte de Mr. d’Urville & sous sa direction / gravé par Ambroise Tardieu
Date:
C1834
Mapmaker:
Engraver:
A. Tardieu
Condition:
Lower left margin expertly extended, otherwise in good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
500mm
x 320mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1834
Description:
World map on Mercators projection made to accompany the account of Dumont D’Uvilles epic voyage of exploration.
Ambroise Tardieu (1788 - 1841)
Tardieu was a French cartographer and engraver of Paris Rue de Sorbonne No 385 was born in 1788 and died in 1841. Tardieu composed maps for Voyages of La Harpe 1821, for Dumont Durville1833 and an Atlas Universal in 1842. He also worked for the depot marine.
