Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques...

Old coloured map of the Northern Hemisphere, Polar Region. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

Reference 12443

Description

Fine old coloured map of the Northern Hemisphere. First published by Guillaume de L'Isle in 1714, this is the first edition by Covens and Mortier printed in Amsterdam around 1730, still without the additional text which was added to their second edition. It shows the complete Northern Hemisphere up to the Equator. California is already shown as a peninsula.

Details

Cartographer	Guillaume de l'Isle
Title	Hemisphere Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques...
Publisher, Year	Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Plate Size	46.0 x 45.5 cm (18.1 x 17.9 inches)
Sheet Size	53.0 x 63.0 cm (20.9 x 24.8 inches)

Condition

Lower centrefold backed. 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 Septentrional pour voir plus distinctement Les Terres Arctiques....

Old coloured map of the Northern Hemisphere, Polar Region. Printed in Amsterdam by Covens & Mortier circa 1730.

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