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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier et Lansraux : Original Map - "Amerique [America]; Pl. 24"; From "Atlas geographique dresse pour l'histoire universelle de l'eglise catholique de l'abbe Rohrbacher" ("Geographical Atlas, Compiled for, the Universal History of the Catholic Church of Abbot Rohrbacher")

Gaume Freres et J. Duprey, Editeurs, Paris, France, 1861

Text is in French. Original publisher's hand-colored map showing North America, Central America, and South America. Map with margins measures 16 1/2" x 21 1/2." Actual map area measures 13 1/4 x 18 1/4." The horizontal center fold line is original as this map came from an atlas. Map is very clean and intact except for some foxing and age toning (more pronounced along the edges) and minuscule wear to edges and corners. A Very Good copy. While almost entirely dedicated to the Americas, this map includes other geographical regions such as the Arctic Ocean and part of Antarctica. The map features beautiful green, yellow, blue, pink, brown, and purple watercolors which correspond to a legend at bottom. Green represents countries or regions owned by Denmark; yellow, Spain; blue, France; pink, Great Britain; brown, the Netherlands; and purple, Sweden. Watercolors fill in regions or appear as underlines. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, oceans, and rivers are included. Scales of distance in the lower-left corner below the title. Lines of latitude and longitude and neatline also included. The following is printed beneath the map below the neatline: "le Trait par Raynaud," "Impie. ['Imprimerie'] de Louis Antoine, 1, rue de Cluny, Paris," and "la Lettre par Lahanier et Lansraux." This map is Plate 24 from an atlas that accompanied "L'Historie universelle de l'eglise catholique" ("Universal History of the Catholic Church"), a notable work by Abbot Rohrbacher. Rene Francois Rohrbacher (1789-1856) was a French priest, ecclesiastical historian, and politician. The main author of this atlas is Auguste Henri Dufour (1795-1865), a French geographer.. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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