Michelot and Bremond
1718

Nouvelle Carte de 'lisle de Malthe (Malta)

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Nouvelle Carte de 'lisle de Malthe (Malta) Dediee a Monseigneur le Chevalier d'Orleans, General des Galeres de France

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Highly desirable antique nautical chart of the eastern Mediterranean islands of Malta ( Malthe ), Gozo ( Goze ), and Comino. The chart is the scarce, folio-sized nautical chart of Malta, Gozo, and Comino by French galley pilot Henry Michelot and Laurens Bremond dated 1718: "Nouvelle Carte de 'lisle de Malthe… ".

A unique feature of this antique chart is the spouting sea serpent, not found on any of the other 17 charts by Michelot and Bremond, Marseilles based cartographers associated with the French Galley Service- the 'Corps des Galeres'.

Contains rhumb lines, two decorative compass roses and a large inset of the port of Valetta. Adorned with a decorative cartouche of unclothed captive Muslim slaves and numerous cannon, flags and other martial symbols. Contains extensive interior detail of towns, villages, hills, aqueducts, and defenses.

Henry Michelot and Laurens Bremond

Henri Michelot was an early eighteenth century French cartographer with a close connection to the sea. He described himself as Hydrographer and Pilot of the Galere Royale (Royal Galley), and was associated with a corps of approximately forty galleys (galeres), oared sailing vessels operating in the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic coast. In the Mediterranean, these galleys were based primarily at the naval arsenal in Marseilles, France. They were typically rigged with triangular Mediterranean lateen sails, a configuration well suited to coastal navigation and variable winds.

Bookseller and royal hydrographer Laurent Bremond, styled “Hydrographe du Roi et de la Ville,” sold charts and maritime books from his establishment in Marseille, located near the port at the corner of Reboul Street (“au Coin de Reboul”). Bremond played a key role in the commercial distribution of nautical knowledge, supplying working mariners as well as official and institutional clients.

The collaborative output of Michelot and Bremond, produced roughly between 1715 and 1730, included an atlas of sixteen small-scale charts, a port book containing thirty-seven large-scale charts, and a Mediterranean coast pilot titled Portulan de la Mer Mediterranee, ou Guide des Pilotes Cotiers. Issued in multiple languages and published in editions extending at least to 1805, this body of work became a primary source of navigational information for the Mediterranean for many decades. The charts of Michelot and Bremond were highly influential and were frequently copied by later chartmakers, including Kitchin and Roux.

CREATOR: Michelot and Bremond

PUBLICATION DATE: 1718

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Malta

BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean

CONDITION: Very good. Strong paper, no holes or tears. Clean and bright. Short margin at top.

COLORING: Modern, professional outline hand-color.

ENGRAVER: P. Starck-man

SIZE: 27 " x 19 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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