Cartographer:
BRION DE LA TOUR, Louis
Title:
PARTIE DE L’AFRIQUE en deca l’Équator.
Stock Code:
5470
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
Atlas General, Civil et Ecclesiastique
Size: (W x H):
30cm x 28cm
12 inches x 11 inches
Date:
1766
Price:
£165
In the mid-eighteenth century, French mapmaking was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map of Africa north of the equator, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.
Fine condition.