Description
MAPPPEMONDE in 2 plates: "HEMISPHERE superior & inferior of the Mappemonde projected on the horizon of Paris, and dedicated to Monseigneur Le Dauphin, by the P. Chrysologue Capucin de Gy en Franche-Comté MDCCLXXIV". 1774. Engraved map in 2 parts. Proofs on strong watermarked laid paper (double-headed eagle in a crowned shield). Coloured borders. Printed with the approval and under the Privilege of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. Large margins. Folded in two. 67 x 100 cm. Condition B (slightly dusty, rare short tears in the good margins...)
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MAPPPEMONDE in 2 plates: "HEMISPHERE superior & inferior of the Mappemonde projected on the horizon of Paris, and dedicated to Monseigneur Le Dauphin, by the P. Chrysologue Capucin de Gy en Franche-Comté MDCCLXXIV". 1774. Engraved map in 2 parts. Proofs on strong watermarked laid paper (double-headed eagle in a crowned shield). Coloured borders. Printed with the approval and under the Privilege of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris. Large margins. Folded in two. 67 x 100 cm. Condition B (slightly dusty, rare short tears in the good margins...)
