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C1786
Hemisphere Orientale
Elaborately decorated c.18th map of the eastern hemisphere showing Australia and New Zealand according to the discoveries made by Abel Tasman on his two voyages of exploration in 1642-4 and with an imaginary east coast extending from Van Diemen’s Land … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Hemisphere Orientale
Date:
C1786
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
517mm
x 355mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1786
Description:
Elaborately decorated c.18th map of the eastern hemisphere showing Australia and New Zealand according to the discoveries made by Abel Tasman on his two voyages of exploration in 1642-4 and with an imaginary east coast extending from Van Diemen’s Land to New Guinea. This depiction of the Australian continent was promoted by the French School of Theoretical Geography of which Nicholas Bellin the royal cartographer was involved in and who was held in high regard. The map is surrounded by an ornate engraved framed
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Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier : ark:/12148/bpt6k6532440
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier : ark:/12148/bpt6k6532440
Louis Brion De La Tour (1756 - 1803)
Louis Brion de la Tour (1756-1803) was a French cartographer and geographer active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and produced a number of important maps and atlases, many of which were used in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is considered one of the most important French cartographers of his time.
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Louis Charles Desnos (1725 - 1805)
Desnos was both a globe maker and publisher of maps, appointed globe maker to the King of Denmark but spent most of his life working in Paris.
