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Mappe monde a l'usage de l'instruction.

DELISLE, Guillaume, & BUACHE, Philippe.

  • Published: 1808 , Paris:
Paris: , 1808. When Guillaume De Lisle died in 1726, Philippe Buache succeeded him and revised many of his maps. Buache died in 1773, and was succeeded by Dezauche who, in 1808, revised and augmented this beautiful world map. It shows the latest discoveries - Australia and New Zealand are complete, Japan is more or less accurately depicted, and the routes of Captain Cook are shown. Title on ribbon extending across top of print, with face of the sun dramatically shining through dark clouds at upper centre. Size: 660 x 435 mm. Copper engraving. Later colour. Fine condition.

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Peter Harrington is one of the most respected and dynamic names in the world of rare books, with permanent galleries in London and New York. From its beginnings in London in 1969, the firm has built an international reputation for sourcing and selling the finest first editions, signed and inscribed books, rare manuscripts, fine bindings, and library sets. Over more than fifty years, Peter Harrington has handled thousands of significant works, from incunabula, early illuminated manuscripts, and Shakespeare folios to landmark works of science, literature, political thought, travel, philosophy, and the arts. As a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association, Peter Harrington offers an unconditional guarantee on the authenticity and completeness of each item it sells,

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