MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
Author:
Levasseur, E.
Date:
1875
Short Title:
Mappemonde.
Publisher:
Institut Geographique de Paris
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
45
Obj Width cm:
39
Note:
Two sets of hemispheres; one map of geology with hemispheres centered on Paris and its antipode; second map in polar projection showing watersheds of oceans. Relief shown by hachures.
Reference:
British Museum - World, p. 393.
World Area:
World
Subject:
Geology
Subject:
Water
Full Title:
Mappemonde projectee sur l'Horizon de Paris et de Antipode. Mappemonde sur la Projection Polaire. Dresse par A. Brue, Geographe. Reoue par E. Levasseur, Membre de l'Institut, Institut Geographique de Paris. Ch. Delagrave. Editeurs de la Societe de Geographie. 58 Rue des Ecoles. Atlas Universel en 67 feuilles No. 18.
List No:
4607.018
Page No:
18
Series No:
26
Engraver or Printer:
J. Claye
Publication Author:
Levasseur, E.
Publication Author:
Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
Pub Date:
1875
Pub Title:
Atlas Universel De Geographie Physique, Politique, Ancienne Et Moderne, Contenant Les Cartes Generales Et Particulieres De Toutes Les Parties Du Monde ... Dresse par A. Brue, Geographe. Nouvelle Edition Revue Par E. Levasseur ... Comprenant 66 Cartes Et 85 Cartouches Tenant Lieu D'Autant De Cartes. Intitut Geographique De Paris. Charles Delagrave, Editeur De La Societe De Geographie De Paris, 58, Rue Des Ecoles, 58. 1875 (on opposite) Paris. - J. Claye, Imprimeur, 7, Rue Saint-Benoit. - [1922]
Pub Reference:
British Museum - World, p. 393.
Pub Note:
The last edition seen of the Brue Atlas Universal which began in 1822. There is an attempt to improve the American maps from the 1866 edition, but they are still ridiculously outdated. Nonetheless, this is a handsome relic of what was once a great atlas. Full color.
Pub List No:
4607.000
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
66
Pub Height cm:
49
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
4607018
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Authors:
Brue, A.H. ; Levasseur, E.
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Mappemonde.

Mappemonde.