COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Index: Atlas general.
Obj Height cm:
38
Obj Width cm:
13
Note:
Engraved sheet inserted in atlas. Has title: Cartes geographiques de M. D'Anville, Premier Geographe du Roi, du Academie des Belles-Lettres et des Sciences, aux Galeries du Louvre, Rue de l'Ortie.
Reference:
cf P571, 572, 599; NMM 200.
Full Title:
(Index to) (Atlas general) (Paris : Sr. D'Anville, 1771?)
List No:
2603B
Series No:
2
Pub Date:
1771
Pub Title:
(Atlas general)
Pub Reference:
cf P571, 572, 599; NMM 200.
Pub Note:
Maps dated 1743-71. Most of D'Anville's atlases were made up for the individual customer, so it appears that no two are alike. Many of the maps are multisheet maps that have here been joined, so the actual map sheet count is about 45. This set is accompanied by a printed list of "Cartes Geographiques de M. D'Anville" with the maps numbered 1-38 in ms, corresponding to the maps in the atlas. This sheet also lists "Ouvrages par ecrit, et qui ont ete imprimes." One of the listed books is dated 1777. D'Anville's maps have a clarity and directness that is very "modern." He read widely, and incorporated the best available geographic knowledge into his work. The English and others copied from his maps extensively. Many of the maps were missing when we acquired this atlas, and have been added subsequently. Maps stored, some bound, in a binding with half leather and cloth ties. "Atlas" printed on the spine.
Pub List No:
2603.000
Pub Maps:
45
Pub Height cm:
79
Pub Width cm:
46
Image No:
2603B
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2005
Publisher Location:
Paris
Publisher:
J.B.B. D'Anville.
Type:
Index Page
World Area:
World
Publication Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
Pub Type:
World Atlas
Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
Date:
1771
Index: Atlas general.
