A mid-18th century double-hemisphere world map
DE L'ISLE, Guillaume.
Mappemonde à l'usage du Roy Augmentée en 1755 des Nouvelles Découveries.
Paris: Philippe, Buache, 1755. Coloured. 445 x 680mm.
A French double-hemisphere map marking the routes of voyagers including Tasman and Halley. First published c.1720 this example has been updated to show the supposed discoveries de Fuca and de Font in the Pacific north west.
Stock ID : 20571
£1,250
£1,250
A mid-18th century double-hemisphere world map
DE L'ISLE, Guillaume.
Mappemonde à l'usage du Roy Augmentée en 1755 des Nouvelles Découveries.
Paris: Philippe, Buache, 1755. Coloured. 445 x 680mm.
A French double-hemisphere map marking the routes of voyagers including Tasman and Halley. First published c.1720 this example has been updated to show the supposed discoveries de Fuca and de Font in the Pacific north west.
Stock ID : 20571
£1,250
£1,250