COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
Date:
1751
Short Title:
Composite: Afrique occidentale
Publisher:
J.B.B. D'Anville.
Publisher Location:
Paris
Type:
Composite Map
Obj Height cm:
101
Obj Width cm:
70
Scale 1:
1,320,000
Note:
Engraved map on 2 sheets. Shows anchorages, banks, settlements, etc. Includes geographical notes. Relief shown pictorially; depths by soundings.
Reference:
cf P571, 572, 599; NMM 200.
World Area:
Africa
Region:
Africa, West
Full Title:
(Composite of) Carte particuliere de la Cote occidentale de l'Afrique, depuis le Cap Blanc jusqu'au Cap de Verga, et du cours des rivieres de Senega et de Gambie, en ce qui est connu. Dressee pour la Compagnie des Indes par le Sr. d'Anville, en Juillet M DCC LI. Grave par Guill? De la Haye.
List No:
2603.030
Page No:
[23:1-2]
Series No:
32
Engraver or Printer:
Delahaye, Guillaume, 1725-1802
Publication Author:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
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 Type:
World Atlas
Pub Maps:
45
Pub Height cm:
79
Pub Width cm:
46
Image No:
2603030
Authors:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
Link To Source
Composite: Afrique occidentale
