Mentelle and Chanlaire
1798

Fine antique map of the Americas

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Carte générale et Politique de l Amérique

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Beautifully engraved and hand-colored map of the western hemisphere focused on North America and South America. The combination of the curved map projection and the fine coloring work act synergistically to emphasize the curvature of the earth's surface. The map projection allows the inclusion of Africa and Europe at right, and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands at left.

The date of "An VI" dates the map to the sixth year of the French Revolution or 1798 in the Gregorian calendar. Interesting bit of land shown north of the Arctic Circle outside the neatline.

Political subdivisons shown in red. Published from Paris by French cartographers E. Mentelle and Pierre-Giles Chanlaire. Number 155.

CREATOR: Mentelle and Chanlaire

PUBLICATION DATE: 1798

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Very Good.  Clean with a hint of age toning at the edges. Fine impression. On old chain-laid paper. Very wide margins.

COLORING: Original hand color.

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 16 " x 13 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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