Description
"Carte Generale de l'Amerique" presents a comprehensive geographical mapping of the Western Hemisphere, delineating the continental landmasses of North and South America alongside their surrounding oceanic basins. The cartographic layout displays a detailed grid of latitude and longitude lines, hand-colored regional borders, and coastal outlines mapping the early nineteenth-century geopolitical divisions of the New World, published in Paris by J.B. Delaval in 1823. Edme Mentelle was a prominent French geographer, historian, and professor who advanced the field of historical geography through his systematic mapping of the ancient and modern world. Artist or Maker: Edme Mentelle. Dimensions: Approximately 42 cm x 43 cm. Medium: Engraving. Date: 1823.
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Edme Mentelle – Map of the Americas – Western Hemisphere – Engraving (1823)
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