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Title: Mappe-Monde Dressee pour l'Etude de la Geographie, Relativement aux Auteurs les plus Modernes Author: Brion de la Tour, Louis Place: Paris Publisher: Date: 1786 Description: Copper-engraved double-hemisphere world map, with panels of printed text mounted on either side of the sheet. 23.3x26.7 cm (9¼x10½"), on sheet 31.5x50 cm (12¼x19¾"). Decorative double hemisphere map featuring a prominent Sea of the West (Mer de l'Ouest) and a Northwest Passage in North America. Australia has an indistinct shape with Tasmania and New Guinea incorporated into the mainland. The title and dedication cartouches are tucked between the cusps with the hemispheres supported on the shoulders of giants. Due to the size and/or weight of this lot extra shipping charges may apply. Lot Amendments Condition: A few neat tape repairs on verso including at lower centerfold; very good. Item number: 275040