Cartographer:
DE L’ISLE, Guillaume and BUACHE, Philippe
Title:
THEATRUM HISTORICUM ad annum Christi quadringcentisimu.
Stock Code:
2694
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Size: (W x H):
64cm x 48cm
25 inches x 19 inches
Date:
1780
Price:
£550
Interesting pair of maps of the Roman Empire in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the year 400AD, Part 1: Pars Occidentalis, shows Europe and North Africa from the Atlantic to western Turkey, and from the southern tip of Scandinavia to the Sahara. Various texts in latin on map. Inset circular map of the Americas at top left. Title cartouche at top, to left of centre. Four scales at lower left. Part 2: Pars Orientalis shows from Greece to the Himalayas, and from Russia to the Arabian Sea. Latin text on map, inset hemispherical map at top right of the old world, including Africa and the known parts of the Australian coast. Title cartouche at top to right of centre. Price is for the pair.
Excellent condition, good margins.