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Auction 201, Lot 17

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"Mappe-Monde ou Carte Generale de Toutes les Parties du Globe, Corrigee et Augmentee des Decouvertes du Cap. Cook, de Celles de la Perouse en 1801, de Vancouver, de Mackensie en 1802...", Robert de Vaugondy/Delamarche

Subject: World

Period: 1804 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.3 x 9.4 inches
38.9 x 23.9 cm
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This copper engraved map of the world is drawn on Mercator's projection. Considering the scale, there is good detail of major place names, watershed, and islands of the world. The map has been updated to illustrate the recent discoveries of Cook, La Perouse, Vancouver, and Mackenzie. Notations in the Arctic discuss recent explorations, and there is good detail of the islands of the Pacific. This map was issued in three versions based on the three legends at top, depicting how the world is divided by religion, skin color, and facial features. This version divides the world into four principal facial features. Title cartouche notes that Delamarche is the successor to Robert de Vaugondy.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with minor dampstaining in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $140 - $170

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Closed on 11/20/2024

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