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C1748
Carte Indes Orientales defsinee suivant les Observations les plus recens…
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Superb fully hand coloured example of this very large scale two sheet chart of Asia by Tobias Mayer (1723-1762), based on the charts issued in, Neptune Oriental the maritime atlas by Jean-Baptiste Mannevillette (1707-1780). The map extends from India to the Mariana … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Carte Indes Orientales defsinee suivant les Observations les plus recens…
Date:
C1748
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued. Two sheets joined as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
863mm
x 515mm
Paper Size:
900mm
x 541mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1748
Description:
Superb fully hand coloured example of this very large scale two sheet chart of Asia by Tobias Mayer (1723-1762), based on the charts issued in, Neptune Oriental the maritime atlas by Jean-Baptiste Mannevillette (1707-1780). The map extends from India to the Mariana Islands and south to the tip of northern Australia. A decorative title cartouche composed of military weapons and distance scale is at lower left.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1823551
Tobias Mayer (1723 - 1762)
Mayer was a self taught mathematician. He was employed as a cartographer in Nurmberg from 1746, when he began working for the Homann Heirs company. In 1749, while working for the Homann Company, Mayer produced a map of the moon measuring seven and a half inches in diameter. It was the first map of the moon which used accurately measured positions of the craters.
