COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Cover: Carte de France.
Obj Height cm:
66
Obj Width cm:
53
Scale 1:
86,400
Full Title:
(Covers to) (Carte de France. Levee par ordre du Roy. 1750-1815)
List No:
5694A
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1750
Pub Title:
Carte de France. Levee par ordre du Roy. (1750-1815)
Pub Reference:
Konvitz, J. Cartography in France 1660-1848, p. 21-31; Pelletier, M. Les cartes des Cassini; Pelletier, M. Le carte de Cassini.
Pub Note:
182 maps on sheets 64 x 95 cm. or smaller + index map "Tableau de la carte generale de la France." Title from sheet 1 (feuille 1). Also called "Carte geometrique de la France," "Carte generale de la France," and "Carte de Cassini." Relief shown by hachures. "Grave par C. Aldring ... J. A. Aveline ... R. Brunet ... N. Chalmandrier ... B. Desfontaines ... Dupain ... Durand ... Foin ... Le Roy le jeune ... J. Seguin (and others)." David Rumsey Collection copy bound in 2 v., quarter brown leather with marbled boards. Spine title, "Atlas des ca(rtes) de Cassini", Tom, I, II. Index map in v. 1
Pub List No:
5694.000
Pub Maps:
182
Pub Height cm:
66
Pub Width cm:
53
Image No:
5694A
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2005
Publisher Location:
Paris
Publisher:
Carte de la France Directeures
Type:
Covers
Country:
France
Publication Author:
Cassini family
Publication Author:
Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Date:
1750
Attributed Author:
Cassini family
Attributed Author:
Cassini, Cesar-Francois, 1714-1784
Cover: Carte de France.
