Detailed maps of the Channel Islands
LONGCHAMPS, Sebastien.
Description Historique et Géographique des Isles de Gersay, Guernesay, Cers, Herms, Gethou et Aurigny.
Paris: Longchamps, c.1754. Coloured, 465 x 700mm.
Crack in right plate mark repaired.
Four maps on one sheet: large maps of Jersey, Guernsey and Normandy with the coast of southern England, and an inset of Aurigny.
Longchamps (1718-93), a publisher of Rue St Jacques in Paris, worked in collaboration with Jean Janvier. He is said to have been the valet of the writer Voltaire before changing trades.
Stock ID : 20598
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Detailed maps of the Channel Islands
LONGCHAMPS, Sebastien.
Description Historique et Géographique des Isles de Gersay, Guernesay, Cers, Herms, Gethou et Aurigny.
Paris: Longchamps, c.1754. Coloured, 465 x 700mm.
Crack in right plate mark repaired.
Four maps on one sheet: large maps of Jersey, Guernsey and Normandy with the coast of southern England, and an inset of Aurigny.
Longchamps (1718-93), a publisher of Rue St Jacques in Paris, worked in collaboration with Jean Janvier. He is said to have been the valet of the writer Voltaire before changing trades.
Stock ID : 20598
SOLD
To see similar items click here