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George-Louis Le Rouge (1712-1790), though known for his work in Paris, was originally born Georg Ludwig of Hanover, Germany. He grew up and was educated in Hanover, after which he became a surveyor and military engineer. Around 1740, however, Le Rouge moved to Paris and set up shop as an engraver and publisher on the Rue des Grands Augustins. It was at this time that he changed his name, adopting a French pseudonym that would later become quite famous.

Le Rouge spent much of his forty-year career translating various works from English to French, and his cartographic influence often came from English maps. His experience as a surveyor and engineer in Germany made him a skilled and prolific cartographer, and he produced thousands of charts, maps, atlases, and plans. His work spans from garden views and small-town plans to huge, multiple-continent maps. Le Rouge eventually accepted the position of Geographical Engineer for Louid XV, the King of France.

Later in life, Le Rouge became well-known for publishing North American maps, such as in his Atlas ameriquain septentrional of 1778. One of Le Rouge’s other more famous works is the Franklin/Folger chart of the Gulf Stream, which he worked on with Benjamin Franklin. Franklin and Le Rouge corresponded around 1780 and collaborated to create this map, a French version of Franklin’s famous chart which was originally printed in 1769.

Place/Date:
Paris / 1740 circa
Size:
23.3 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
58929
Place/Date:
Paris / 1755
Size:
19.5 x 24 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
93039
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25191
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59521
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
88679
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60202
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
8.5 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59683
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
8 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60441
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
8 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59145
Place/Date:
Paris / 1745
Size:
23.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
78399
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60344
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
59255

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Place/Date:
Paris / 1750 circa
Size:
9 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60259
Place/Date:
Paris / 1750 circa
Size:
9 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
66867
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22681
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
23665
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59429
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25603
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59130
Place/Date:
Paris / 1755
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
46805
Place/Date:
Paris / 1755
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
59248
Place/Date:
Paris / 1755
Size:
24 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
65471
Place/Date:
Paris / 1755
Size:
19.5 x 24 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85907
Place/Date:
Paris / 1752
Size:
67 x 20 inches inches each (2 of 3 sheets)
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
22872
Place/Date:
Paris / 1787
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
34933
Place/Date:
Paris / 1787
Size:
25 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
47102
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
12767
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
23605
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
29464
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
49967
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
44189
Place/Date:
Paris / 1749
Size:
11.5 x 8.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
58768
Place/Date:
Paris / 1755
Size:
7 x 5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
34213
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
24113
Place/Date:
Paris / 1744
Size:
21.5 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
55839
Place/Date:
Paris / 1749
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
22646
Place/Date:
Paris / 1749
Size:
10.5 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
58769
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25630
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
59481
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
25232
Place/Date:
Paris / 1746
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
31873
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
63943
Place/Date:
Paris / 1748
Size:
11 x 8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
58628