Afrique - Ile Bourbon et Ile de France; Inset map of Ile Bourbon, Ile de France [Note sur l'ile de Bourbon; Note sur l'ile de Madagascar] - No. 57
Antique folio-sized lithographic atlas map, hand coloured in outline, on conical projection. This map was published within the first atlas ever to be printed using lithography, and also the first to be printed on a uniform scale, 1827
Title of map: Afrique: 'Afrique - Ile Bourbon et Ile de France; Inset map of Ile Bourbon, Ile de France [Note sur l'ile de Bourbon; Note sur l'ile de Madagascar] - No. 57'
Southern Madagascar, Mauritius and Le Réunion
DATE PRINTED: 1827    
IMAGE SIZE: Approx 51.0 x 55.0cm, 20 x 21.5 inches (Large)
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen. Lithography by Henri Ode
PROVENANCE: "Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique", dresse par Ph. Vandermaelen - Premiere partie - Europe. Bruxelles. [This landmark atlas is remarkable as the first atlas to have been produced using the then new printing process of lithography. It is also the first atlas to show the whole world in maps using a large uniform scale; in total the 380 conically projected sheets of maps are designed to be joined into a three dimensional terrestrial globe with a diameter of approximately 7.75 metres (25 feet).]
TYPE: Antique folio-sized lithographic atlas map, hand coloured in outline, on conical projection. This map was published within the first atlas ever to be printed using lithography, and also the first to be printed on a uniform scale
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain
CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: Light spotting. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy - see below.
AUTHENTICITY:  This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term
original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
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