de la Jaisse, Pierre
1736

La Rochelle

La Rochelle

DESCRIPTION: Scarce antique plan of La Rochelle from the military and maritime port atlas produced by French author Pierre Lemau de la Jaisse in 1736. Front contains a copperplate-engraved circular view of Brest harbor and fortifications and an armorial shield both inset into a woodblock-engraved frame of standardized design that is repeated across the series.

Verso contains a very brief history about the "Frontiere Moderne" village of Rochefort, its longitude and latitude, and a list of the major military and government officials including the Capitaine de Vaisseau and Capitaine de Port- M. de Bailliveau.

CREATOR: de la Jaisse, Pierre

PUBLICATION DATE: 1736

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France

BODY OF WATER: Bay of Biscay

CONDITION: Very Good  1/4 " tear in right margin stops at neat line.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 3 " x 6 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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