"Carte de la Mer Mediterranee en Douze Feuilles...", Roux, Joseph

This is the first sheet of an enormous 12-sheet wall map of the Mediterranean. This sheet shows the Strait of Gibraltar and the coastlines of portions of Spain, Morocco and Algeria. Cities along the coasts are depicted as miniature castles, and there is good detail of anchorages, rocks, a depth soundings. The lovely title cartouche dedicates the map to Étienne François, Duc de Choiseul. This is the only sheet that includes a title cartouche - the remaining 11 sheets are simply titled by the sheet number.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) M.ROUX-2a #1.

Condition: B+

Issued folding on a watermarked sheet with light soiling and several short tears and separations along the edges of the sheet that have been closed on verso with tape.