Description: Listing Template 2018 Home About Us View Feedback Contact Us 1787 - Original Antique Map CARIBBEAN FLORIDA GULF MEXICO USA by de la Tour (14) 1787 A fine and rare original antique map titled ' GOLFE DU MEXIQUE ' PROVENANCE Taken from "ATLAS OU COLLECTION DE CARTES GEOGRAPHIQUES POUR L'INTELLIGENCE DU VOYAGEUR FRANCOIS" published by Joseph de Laporte. A Detailed & Decorative map by Louis Brion de la Tour, of the Caribbean, Florida and the Gulf Coast. Includes Classic example of Florida as an Archipelago along with good detail in the West Indies. CARTOGRAPHER Louis Brion de la Tour (c1743 - 1803) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France. There is little information about his life. His official title was "King's Engineer Geographer." Although he is a prolific geographer, very little is currently known of his life or his career. His life was spent in scientific work. However what is known is an important part of his work was done in collaboration with Louis Charles Desnos (1750-1790 to) a bookseller and geographical engineer for the globes and spheres of His Danish Majesty. His son Louis Brion de la Tour, a pupil of Jean-Bernard Restout, was engraver of maps and documents of the Revolution, and was also an occasional portrait oil paintings. PUBLISHER Joseph de Laporte (1714 - 1779) was an 18th Century French Priest, litarary critic, poet, playwright and prolific author. Overall size of the map is 25cm x 20cm View Our Categories Decorative Prints World Wide Maps Scotland Maps Architecture & Design England Maps Royalty About Us We specialise in selling all items that can be considered to be Antique Paper. * PRINTS * MAPS * HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS * POSTAL HISTORY * BOOKS * POSTERS * STAMPS * POSTCARDS * EPHEMERA And anything else that is considered Antique and made of Paper. ALL OF OUR ITEMS ARE ORIGINAL ANTIQUES - NOT MODERN COPIES. We are also very keen buyers of anything similar and especially after better collections, original archives, whole libraries and better single items and have £250,000 in cash funds at anyone time to buy the right items. Contact Us If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us through the eBay messaging system. Feedback We will always help you to have a 100% positive happy buying experience. Contact us if you are unhappy about any aspect of your purchase from us. We only want five star feedback from you so buy with confidence. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter
Price: 110 GBP
Location: United Kingdom
End Time: 2024-11-18T11:52:36.000Z
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