COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Grenet, Abbe
Author:
Bonne, Rigobert
Date:
1790
Short Title:
Carte moderne de la Majeure partie de la turquie d'Asie, avec les pays circonvoisins
Publisher:
P. Santini
Publisher Location:
Venise
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
33
Obj Width cm:
22
Scale 1:
2,100,000
Note:
Copper engraved outline hand colored modern map of major part of Turkey in Asia, with adjacent countries. Showing boundaries, rivers, major cities, towns and villages. Prime meridians are Paris and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially.
Country:
Turkey
Full Title:
Carte moderne de la Majeure partie de la turquie d'Asie, avec les pays circonvoisins. Par M. Bonne, ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine. A' Venise, 1790 Par P. Santini. (to accompany) Atlas portatif a l'usage des colleges, pour servir a l'intelligence des auteurs classiques. 35.
List No:
11172.038
Page No:
35
Series No:
38
Publication Author:
Grenet, Abbe
Publication Author:
Bonne, Rigobert
Pub Date:
1793
Pub Title:
Atlas portatif a l'usage des colleges, pour servir a l'intelligence des auteurs classiques.Par M. L'Abbe Grenet, professeur au College de Lisieux. Dedie a l'Academie de Padoue.
Pub Note:
General atlas of the universe, lithographed and published on 61 copper plates double page by Santini. Includes double page decorative title page and table of contents "Tables des cartes geographiques qui composent le Nouvel Atlas De Mr. Grenet." Grenet was a Jesuit educator base in Paris, who produced a large relatively common atlas in Paris, with maps based on Bonne. He thereafter created a new title page and contents page, revising all of his maps to show that they were published in Venice and based upon the work of Paolo Santini. Engraved title page showing cherub, globe, maps and surveying instruments. Maps are outline hand color dated from 1788-1793, and are all ascribed to M[onsieur] Bonne or to Rto. Bona. Showing various Empires, Kingdom, States, Republics and Islands throughout the world, major cities, towns, villages, rivers, mountains, drainage, etc. Bound in full calf with rich gold decoration and gold title "Grenet atlas portatif" on spine.
Pub List No:
11172.000
Pub Type:
School Atlas
Pub Maps:
61
Pub Height cm:
30
Pub Width cm:
23
Image No:
11172038.jp2
Authors:
Grenet, Abbe; Bonne, Rigobert
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Carte moderne de la Majeure partie de la turquie d'Asie, avec les pays circonvoisins
