Artois and adjacent territory, 1713

Item — Oversize_Folder: 4

Identifier: id189588

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Scope and Contents

(Wright French Map No. 24)

The Province of Artois and the Country Adjacent

Rivers, roads shown. Relief shown pictorially.

William de l'Isle,Royal Academy of Sciences, Paris - geographer

John Senex, London - engraver

John Senex, London - publisher

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

48 cm x 60 cm

1 : 210,000

Re-engraved re-issue of De l'Isle's map of the region in northwestern France.

Scroll on map provides dedication and presentation to Sir Richard Temple Baronet, Lt. General of Her Majesties Forces

Map appears in A new general atlas, containing a geographical and historical account of all the empires, kingdoms, and other dominions of the world : with the natural history and trade of each country : taken from the best authors, particularly Cluverius, Brietius, Cellarius, Bleau ... : to which is prefixed, an introduction to geography, rendering the principal parts of that science easy, and containing all that is necessary for the ready understanding of maps : together with a copious alphabetical index : the maps, which are all engraven or revised by Mr. Senex, are laid down according to the observations communicated to the English Royal Society ... ; and the descriptions suited to the course of each map, which has not been observed in any other atlas London: Printed for Daniel Browne ... [etc.], 1721."

Dates

Creation: 1713

Creator

From the Collection: Wright, John Womack, 1876-1953 (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Saint Helene, Placide de (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Senex, John, d. 1740 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756 (Cartographer, Person)
From the Collection: Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649-1702 (Cartographer, Person)

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