Title: Nouveau Mexique, Louisiane, Canada et Nlle. Angleterre . . . 1766
Map Maker:
Louis Charles Desnos
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Place / Date: Paris / 1766 (1770)
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 12 x 11 inches
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Condition: VG+
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Price: $340.00
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Inventory ID: 18518
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Description: Fine example of the rare 1770 edition of Brion De La Tour's map of most of North America. This edition is includes an extremely decorative architectural border frame, which has been refined and embellished following the first appearance of a similar decorative border with the 1766 deluxe edition of the map. Most notably, the engraving work has been substantially refined and the size of the text panels reduced, significantly improving the visual impact of the image.
A fascinating map of most of North America, exhibiting the extent of discoveries in the Southwest, Alaska and the Arctic Regions. Two long rivers run from California to the Rocky Mountain region, the Northernmost attaching Lake Winnepeg. Extensive note regarding explorations along the NW Coast of America, but the Sea of the West has given was to the Decouvertes Des Russes. The Mississippi River drainage is now well explored by the French, who are now shifing west following the end of the French & Indian War. A number of French forts shown, including Detroit, S. Pierre, S. Charles, S. Phillipe, Huillier, S. Francisco, and Rosalie. A decorative map from Brion De La Tour, one of the most prolific cartographic publishers of the mid 18th Century.
Related Categories:
Maps of America
Maps of California
Maps of Canada
Maps of North America
Maps of Northwest America
Maps of Southwest America
Maps of Texas
Maps of the United States
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