cover image: Mappa Aegypti antiquae descripta a Rto. Bona, Primario Hydrographo Navali. Venetiis Apud P. Santini 1791. (to accompany) Atlas portatif a l'usage des colleges, pour servir a l'intelligence des auteurs classiques. 61. Atlas portatif a l'usage des colleges, pour servir a l'intelligence des auteurs classiques.Par M. L'Abbe Grenet, professeur au College de Lisieux. Dedie a l'Academie de Padoue. Mappa Aegypti antiquae

Mappa Aegypti antiquae descripta a Rto. Bona, Primario Hydrographo Navali. Venetiis Apud P. Santini 1791. (to accompany) Atlas portatif a l'usage des colleges, pour servir a l'intelligence des auteurs classiques. 61. Atlas portatif a l'usage des colleges, pour servir a l'intelligence des auteurs classiques.Par M. L'Abbe Grenet, professeur au College de Lisieux. Dedie a l'Academie de Padoue. Mappa Aegypti antiquae

1791

Copper engraved outline hand colored map. Prime meridians are Paris and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. General atlas of the universe, lithographed and published on 61 copper plates double page by Santini. Includes double page decorative title page and table of contents "Tables des cartes geographiques qui composent le Nouvel Atlas De Mr. Grenet." Grenet was a Jesuit educator base in Paris, who produced a large relatively common atlas in Paris, with maps based on Bonne. He thereafter created a new title page and contents page, revising all of his maps to show that they were published in Venice and based upon the work of Paolo Santini. Engraved title page showing cherub, globe, maps and surveying instruments. Maps are outline hand color dated from 1788-1793, and are all ascribed to M[onsieur] Bonne or to Rto. Bona. Showing various Empires, Kingdom, States, Republics and Islands throughout the world, major cities, towns, villages, rivers, mountains, drainage, etc. Bound in full calf with rich gold decoration and gold title "Grenet atlas portatif" on spine.

Authors

Grenet, Abbe, Bonne, Rigobert

Collection
David Rumsey Map Collection
Format
Full Image Download in JP2 Format 22 32
Place Discussed
Egypt
Provider
David Rumsey
Published in
Egypt
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Source
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