Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Australes...

Old coloured map of the Southern Hemisphere, Australia. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

Reference 12444

Description

Fine old coloured map of the Southern Hemisphere. First published by Guillaume de L'Isle in 1714, this is the edition by Covens and Mortier printed in Amsterdam around 1730. It shows the complete Southern Hemisphere up to the Equator.

The de l'Isle map is known for its meticulous presentation of the routes of the great discoveries of the 16th and 17th Century, including Magellan (1520), the first and second voyage of Mendaña (1568 and 1595), Quiros and Gallegos (1616), Le Maire (1616), Halley (1700), Dampier (1700), Louis S. (1708 ) and Tasman (1642). New Zealand and Australia with partly speculative coast lines.

Details

Cartographer	Guillaume de l'Isle
Title	Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Australes...
Publisher, Year	Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Plate Size	47.0 x 46.0 cm (18.5 x 18.1 inches)
Sheet Size	53.0 x 62.0 cm (20.9 x 24.4 inches)

Condition

Lower centrefold backed, slightly creased to the right of the centrefold. Very good conditions with contemporary colours. Never framed before.

Cartographer

The de L'Isle family was one of the most influential Geographers of the early 18th century in France. Claude de L'Isle, born 1644, had four sons, of which Guillaume was the most notable. Guillaume was born 1675 and became member of the Académie Royale des Sciences with the age of twenty-seven, and was honoured later with the title Premier Géographe du Roi. His largest project, the Atlas de Géographie, was published until 1774 in Paris and Amsterdam (Covens and Mortier). He died in 1726.

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Guillaume de l'Isle: Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Australes....

Old coloured map of the Southern Hemisphere, Australia. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

North - South Pole - de l'Isle, Guillaume - Hemisphere Meridional pour voir plus...