ARTIST: Guillaume De L'Isle
PUBLISHER: Published by Dezauche, Paris.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1785
EDITION SIZE: Image size 17 3/4 x 26" (452 x 660 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A well engraved, French produced double-hemisphere map of the world. First issued by Guillaume Del'Isle, then revised by Dezauche and Philippe Buache. This revised edition includes the discoveries of Captain James Cook on his three voyages of exploration in the Pacific. The United States (Etats Unis) is named, and like many of the continents includes interior detail. The northwest regions of North America, however, remain relatively uncharted and misshapen. This map appeared in “Atlas Geographique & Universel avec la Geographie Ancienne & Moderne…'
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CONDITION: Good condition. Original outline hand coloring.
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