RUSSIA EUROPEN RUSSIAN EMPIRE 1766 BRION DE LA TOUR & DESNOS ANTIQUE MAP RUSSIA EUROPEN RUSSIAN EMPIRE 1766 BRION DE LA TOUR & DESNOS ANTIQUE MAP Description La Russie Europйenne Conformйment а l'Atlas de cet Empire, et aux Mйmoires les plus rйcens, avec ses Archevкchйs et Evкchйs. Par Mr. Brion Ingйnieur Gйographe du Roy, а Paris Chez le Sr. Desnos ... ruл St. Jacques au Globe 1766. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1766 copper engraved map of European Russia by French cartographer Louis Brion de la Tour. It depicts the European portion of Russia extending from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains and rendered the entire region in extraordinary detail offering both topographical and political information. A beautifully engraved title cartouche adorns the bottom left quadrant of the map. This map was issued in edition of Desnos’s "Atlas General Methodique et Elementaire, Pour l’Etude de la Geographie et de l’Histoire Moderne". Date: 1766 (dated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 49,4 x 37,7 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains and wiremarks. Map old original colored. Good top and lower margins. Wide lateral margins. Corners partially missing. Paper with foxing and browning. Paper with waterstains. Map folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Mapmakers: Louis Brion de la Tour (1743 - 1803) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France, his official title being Ingenieur-Geographe du Roi, Despite a prolific cartographic career and several important atlases to his name, little is actually known of his life and career. He mat have been born in Bordeaux. His son of the same name was born in 1763 and published until his death in 1832. It is nearly impossible to distinguish the work of the father, from the work of the son, as both used the same imprint and were active in roughly the same period. Much of their work was published in partnership Louis Charles Desnos (fl. 1750 - 1790). Their most notable work is generally regarded to be his 1766 Atlas General. Louis Charles Desnos (1725 - April 18, 1805) was an important 18th century instrument maker, cartographer and globe maker based in Paris, France. Desnos was born in Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise, France, the son of a cloth merchant. From April of 1745 he apprenticed at a metal foundry. Desnos married the widow of Nicolas Hardy, sone of the map, globe, and instrument seller Jacques Hardy. Desnos held the coveted position of Royal Globemaker to the King of Denmark, Christian VII, for which he received a stipend of 500 Livres annually. In return Desnos sent the King roughly 200 Livres worth of maps, books and atlases each year. As a publisher, Desnos produced a substantial corpus of work and is often associated with Zannoni and Louis Brion de la Tour (1756-1823). Despite or perhaps because of the sheer quantity of maps Desnos published he acquired a poor reputation among serious cartographic experts, who considered him undiscerning and unscrupulous regarding what he would and would not publish. Desnos consequently had a long history of legal battles with other Parisian cartographers and publishers of the period. It is said that he published everything set before him without regard to accuracy, veracity, or copyright law. Desnos maintained offices on Rue St. Jacques, Paris. --- Уточняйте наличие и сроки доставки до покупки!!! Антикварная французcкая карта "Европейские владения Российской Империи" авторов Louis Brion de la Tour и Louis Charles Desnos из "Atlas General Methodique et Elementaire". 1766 год. Размер листа: 49,5x38 cm Обратная сторона чистая. Готова для обрамления. Редкой сохранности! Карта яркая, с красивыми и чистыми картинками, в хорошем состоянии, несмотря на возраст. Это подлинная иллюстрация 18 века, которую можно вставить в раму и украсить ими ваш интерьер. Со временем цена на гравюры и литографии только растет. Приобретение антикварных предметов является прекрасной инвестицией и поможет сберечь и приумножить ваши деньги. 10000 руб AW 9471