148. World Map (planisphere), by George Louis Le Rouge, Paris, 1748
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148. World Map (planisphere), by George Louis Le Rouge, Paris, 1748
Starting price:
EUR 400
Sold
EUR 450
copper engraving, striped paper, hand colored, 24 x 34.5 cm
The globe is part of the work "The New Atlas" created by the French geographer, publisher, engraver and architect George Louis Le Rouge (c. 1707-c. 1790). Born in Hanover into a Protestant family that had fled because of religious persecution, he became a true Enlightenment spirit, with a complex activity. The piece is splendidly decorated, the corners of the plate being decorated with four exotic figures. Copper engraving hand colored after printing.
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