Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: No. 32: L'Amerique Septentrionale
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Author:
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Lattre, Jean, 1743 -1793
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Author:
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Janvier, Jean Denis
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Date:
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1762
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Short Title:
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No. 32: L'Amerique Septentrionale
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Publisher:
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Lettre et Jean Thomas Herissant
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Publisher Location:
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Paris
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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31
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Obj Width cm:
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45
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Note:
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Engraved outlined hand color map. Shows political and administrative boundaries and place names. Relief shown pictorially. Includes ornamental title cartouche.
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World Area:
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North America
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Full Title:
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L'Amerique Septentrionale : divisee en ses principaux etats. par le Sr. Janvier, Geographe. A Paris, Chez Lattre Graveur ... 1762. (to accompany) Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre.
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List No:
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13420.039
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Page No:
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No. 32
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Series No:
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39
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Publication Author:
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Lattre, Jean, 1743 -1793
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Pub Date:
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1762
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Pub Title:
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Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre : par plusieurs auteurs. A Paris, Chez Lattre graveur, Rue St. Jacques pres la fontaine St. Severin a la Ville de Bordeaux. Et Jean Thomas Herissant libraire rue St. Jacques a St. Paul et a St. Hilaire.
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Pub Note:
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First edition of this world atlas. Published by Lattre Graveur and Jean Thomas Herissant, 1762. Compiled by the best cartographers of the 18th century and gives an exact survey of the world around 1760. Illustrated title page, by Mounet, 1762, and engraved by Prevost. Containing the armillary sphere and 36 maps, Lacks sheet 25. some in color on double page and tables. Including European maps, also 3 Asian maps, 3 African maps, 4 from the Americas, one from the 12 tribes of Israel and one from the Holy Land. Maps engraved by Jean Lattre, but a majority of the maps are the work of Bonne. There are some contributions from Janvier and Rizzi-Zannoni, most of them are dated between 1761 and 1764. Showing political and administrative boundaries, rivers, place names, canals, fortifications, forests, lakes, etc. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Bound in full brown sheepskin, with title " Modern Atlas" on spine in gilt.
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Pub List No:
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13420.000
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Pub Type:
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World Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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36
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Pub Height cm:
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40
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Pub Width cm:
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31
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Image No:
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13420039.jp2
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Authors:
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Lattre, Jean, 1743 -1793 ; Janvier, Jean Denis
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