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Piedmont and Montferrat

 Item — Oversize_Folder: 10
Identifier: id189540

Scope and Contents

(Wright French Map No. 9)

Carte de Piedmont et du Monferrat Dressée plusieurs Cartes, Manuscrites ou Imprimées Rectifies par quelques Observations

[Map of Piedmont and Monferrat Drawn of Several Maps, Handwritten or Printed Rectified by some Observations]

Forest, roads shown. Relief shown pictorially.

Guillaume Del'Isle, Royal Academy of Sciences, Paris - geographer

J. Condet - engraver

J. Covens & C. Mortier, Amsterdam - publisher

copper engraving, hand-colored, decorative cartouche, linen backed folding map of 4 sheets

48 x 63 cm

1 : 370,000

Includes "Adverttissement"

Map appears in atlas titled : Atlas nouveau, contenant toutes les parties su Monde, ou sont exactement remarquees les empires, monarchi royaumes, etats, republiques, &c. Par Guillaume de l'Isle. Premier Geographe de sa Majeste. A Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier, sur le Vygendam. 1742. [New Atlas, containing all parts of the world, where are exactly noted empires, monarchies, kingdoms, states, republics, & c. By Guillaume de l'Isle. First Geographer of his Majesty. In Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier, on the Vygendam.]

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1675-1918

Creator

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Extent

From the Collection: 3.30 Linear Feet

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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