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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier et Lansraux : Original Map - "Europe Occidentale, de 1492 a 1519 de J.C. [Western Europe, from 1492 to 1519 by J.C.]; Pl. 20"; 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 "western Europe" between the years 1492 and 1519. Map with margins measures 21 1/2" x 16 1/2." Actual map area measures 18" x 13." The vertical 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. This map shows most of Europe. The top shows Norway, Sweden, and the British Isles. Part of Russia, Crimean Khanate, and regions controlled by the Ottoman Empire are to the right. The bottom shows Italy and part of North Africa. Spain and the Atlantic Ocean are to the left. The map features beautiful blue, yellow, green, and pink watercolors within country or regional borders. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance in the upper-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 20 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

Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier et Lansraux : Original Map - "Europe Occidentale, de 962 a 1492 de J.C. [Western Europe, from 962 to 1492 AD]; Pl. 16"; 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 "western Europe" between the years 962 and 1492. Map with margins measures 21 1/2" x 16 1/2." Actual map area measures 18" x 13." The vertical 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 on front and back (relatively light on front; more pronounced along the edges) and minuscule wear to edges and corners. A Very Good copy. This map shows most of Europe. The top shows Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the British Isles. Parts of the Grand Duchy of Moscow (present-day Russia) and the Ottoman Empire are to the right. The bottom shows parts of North Africa. Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic Ocean are to the left. The map features beautiful blue, yellow, green, pink, and orange watercolors within country or regional borders. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance in the upper-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 16 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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