Sold for:
$1,250
$1,250
Paris: Chez l'Auteur sur le Quai de l'Horologe a la Couronede Diamans avec Privilege du Roy vingt ans 1700. n.d. [c. 1730] Double-page engraved hemisphere map with hand-coloring. The title framed within an elegant cartouche featuring the French coat-of-arms, balanced by a flowing banner, with female allegorical representations atop each hemisphere. An early edition of Delisle's mappe-monde, with address notation in the lower cartouche at Quai de l'Horologe, the banner across the top advertises Delisle's upcoming publication. Crease to center; margins lightly toned; otherwise near fine. Framed and matted.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-04-10
