Subject: Asia
Period: 1719 (dated)
Publication: Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.9 x 6.6 inches
22.6 x 16.8 cm
Delightful little map that conforms to the standard French model of the period. Hokkaido is attached to the mainland, and Terre de Iesso is off the coast partially obscured by the title cartouche. The map does not follow any particular cartographer, and Chiquet has made a concerted effort not to represent theoretical cartography. A note along the northeastern coastline translates "this coast and its outline have never been well known."
References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #43-4; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MEN-1b; Yeo #113.
Condition: B+
A nice impression on a lightly toned sheet with contemporary outline color in the image and later color in the cartouche, with a couple of paper flaws in the image.