Description: French map of The United Provinces Of The Netherlands dated 1702 First edition Ref. MP 11
Maker: Delisle, Guillaume, 1675-1726 Also spelt Guillaume de l'Isle.
Date: 1702, making this a First Edition. A later edition was printed in Amsterdam. This was the end of the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch were arguably the most economically wealthy and scientifically advanced of all European nations, which put them in a privileged position to transfer Western knowledge to Japan.
The transition by the Netherlands to becoming the foremost maritime and in the world has been called the "Dutch Miracle"
History: Guillaume Delisle (de LIsle), was one of the key figures in the development of French cartography, noted for his outstanding work and was constantly updating his maps as new information was discovered. is the son of Claude Delisle, a cartographer, and the half-brother of astronomers Joseph-Nicolas Delisle and Louis de l'Isle de la Croyère. Delisle's first atlas appeared around 1700, and in 1702 he became a member of the French Académie Royale des Sciences. He taught geography to the young Louis XV, and in 1718 he received the title of Premier Géographe du Roi. On a commission from Peter the Great, he produced a map of the Caspian Sea, a region barely known. Many of the place names he gave are still in use. His Carte de la Louisiane et du cours du Mississippi (1718) is the first detailed map of this region.
Marks/Observations: Copper engraving, printed on paper. The English translation of the upper cartouche reads Map Of The United Provinces Of The Netherlands Drawn From The Most Correct Maps Which Have Been Made There, Rectified By The Observations And Geometric Operations Of Snellius And By Those Last Made There By Mr. Cassini. By G. De L'Isle. Geographer of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Engraved by Lièbaux the son
Condition: Very good overall condition, slight foxing observed.
Dimensions: 68.5 cm x 52 cm. Sent unframed, not mounted.
Price: R3,000.00
Courier & Packing: R30.00
Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE.
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