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![original antique the beaver map of America by De Fer]()
Nicolas De Fer’s famous wall map of the Americas is one of the most celebrated and significant cartographic works of the early 18th century. Beyond being a geographical representation of the American continent, it is also a crucial historical document that reflects France’s colonial ambitions, the level of knowledge of the time, and the principal economic resources of the New World. Printed on four sheets engraved by Hendrick van Loon and Nicolas Guerard, it was…
- Dimension: 118 x 113 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1717
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Finely executed pictorial map of Algeria and Tunisia published in 1940 by the Banque National Pour Le Commerce et L’Industrie. The map illustrates a number of coastal towns, rivers, mountains and wildlife. Cities with bank branches display the B.N.C.I. logo. Decorated with sailing galleons and waves in stunning translucent silver.
- Dimension: 44 x 54 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1940
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This extraordinary map of France, published in Paris in 1844 by Georg Michael Bauerkeller, represents the pinnacle of 19th-century relief cartography: it is not only a geographical tool but also a refined work of book art that bears witness to the transition toward modern, three-dimensional representations of the landscape. The area depicted encompasses all of mainland France, Belgium, and portions of neighboring countries, with an inset dedicated to Corsica in the lower right corner. The…
- Dimension: 33 x 36 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1844
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A beautiful tinted lithograph by O. Saunier based on a drawn by A. Durand showing Piazza Grande in Arezzo from the famous “La Toscane” published in Paris at Lemercier in 1863.
- Year: 1863
- Dimension: 455 x 310 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockNice and detailed map from “Parallela geographica Italiae veteris et novae”, a very rare work by Philip Briet published in Paris in 1649 at Sebastian Cramoisy. [cod.462/15]
- Year: 1649
- Dimension: 145 x 190 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockRaffinato manifesto promozionale che mostra la regione francese della Normandia disegnato dall’artista e illustratore Remy Hetreau. La grande rappresentazione, pubblicata nel 1955 dal Governo Francese per promuovere il turismo nella zona, è dominata dal colore verde a sottolineare i sereni e rilassati paesaggi della regione turbati, solo per sottolineare la storicità dei luoghi, dalla presenza delle navi da guerra e dai riferimenti sulle spiagge dello “Sbarco di Normandia” del 6 Giugno 1944 durante la seconda…
- Dimension: 65 x 100 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1955
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Out of stockA fine and very rare view of Piazza Navona in Rome engraved with great care by Pierre Aveline. Published in Paris in 1690. Below a key listing 9 point of interest.
Pierre Aveline (Paris, c.1656 – 23 May 1722) was a notable engraver but also a print-publisher and print-seller. He probably trained with Adam Pérelle and, like him, specialized in topographical representations. He engraved in suites many views of Paris and of provincial, European and African cities, mixing etching and burin.
- Year: 1690
- Dimension: 210 x 310 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockRare pictorial Lucien Boucher’ map of France published by chemical company Les Mines de potasse d’Alsace. The lovely vignettes are focuzed on agricultural activities of each major cities of the Country. The map is embellished by title framed with decorative cartouche and company’s logo and a large compass rose. Published in Paris, 1950 at Chavane & Cie. Design by Lucien Boucher who is a famous commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889…
- Dimension: 89 x 53 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockNice and detailed map of Campania with Neaples and Sorrento and Capitanata in Puglia from “Parallela geographica Italiae veteris et novae”, a rare work by Philip Briet published in Paris in 1649 at Sebastian Cramoisy. [cod.458/15]
- Year: 1653
- Dimension: 145 x 190 mm
- Place of publication: Paris
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Out of stockVery decorative large pictorial map of the Savoy region in France by Jean Flormay published by Compagnie des Arts Photomécaniques (CAP) in 1948
- Dimension: 65 x 100 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1948
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A rare separate map showing all Napoleon’s travels and stages of life. Compiled by René Barbier and published by Girard & Barrere in Paris, 1943. Cfr: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, GE C-15230
- Dimension: 95 x 61 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1943
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Out of stockGrande carta geografica disegnata dal cartografo Nicolas Henry Tardieu (1674-1749) e incisa su rame da Louis Cordier che mostra con un notevole dettaglio e precisione la Contea del Tirolo e con in evidenza i Vescovati di Trento e Bressanone. Arricchita da un elegante cartiglio di gusto barocco con il titolo e da un secondo inserto con un drappo contenente cinque scale delle distanze. La carta è tratta dall’opera di “Atlas Francois contenant les cartes generales…
- Dimension: 48 x 72,5 cm
- Place of publication: Paris
- Year: 1707
