Item #207780 L'Italie. Guillaume DELISLE.

L'Italie.

Amsterdam: J. Covens et C. Mortier, 1739.

Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 19" x 23.25".

Beautiful dark impression of Italy. In high detail, including southern France, the Dalmation coast and Albania. Minor chipping and a few small tears around edges. Top margin is cropped, toning to centerfold. Library stamp in upper left corner. Guillaume Delisle (1675-1726) was a legendary French cartographer known for introducing a new standard of accuracy into 17th-century mapmaking. He was one of the cartographers who propelled the French school of map-making away from Dutch dominance. The French school emphasized science and accuracy over ornament. He used astronomical observations to determine locations and draw more precise coastlines and he continued to update his maps in order to dispel prevailing geographical inaccuracies throughout his life. His wife Marie Angelique Delisle and her family took over the business and kept publishing maps well into the late 18th century.

Binding: Unbound
Condition: Very Good
Language: English

Price: $850.00

Item #207780

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