Antique Map-Print-TURKEY-ASIA MINOR-MILITARY-WEAPON-FLAG-Larousse-1897

Price: € 62,50

Subject: Sheet: Front: ''Empire Turc.'' (Map of the Turkish Empire). Rear: ''Turquie; armes, drapeaux, armee.'' (Turkey; weapons, flags, army).''

Condition: Very good, given age. Irregular top paper edge from binding. Missing left top. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling. Please study image carefully.

Medium: Colour lithograph using rastering techniques.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 31 x 23.5 cm. The image size is ca. 27.5 x 21.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 12.2 x 9.3 inch. The image size is ca. 10.8 x 8.5 inch.

Part Number: 22096

Location: A124-13

Description: This lithographic print originates from: 'Nouveau Larousse Illustre en sept volumes.', Directeur Claude Auge, Paris, published 1897-1904, with a supplement addedin 1907. The Nouveau Larousse illustre (New Larousse Illustrated) was an illustrated French language encyclopedia published by Larousse between 1897-1904, in 7 volumes and a supplement. It was essentially a scaled-down version of the 'Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXesiècle.' (Great universal dictionary of the 19th century) of Pierre Larousse, but updated and written in a more neutral, scientific style under the editorship of Claude Auge.

Artists and Engravers: Pierre Larousse (1817-1875). Claude Auge (1854-1924). Plate by Vignerot Demoulin after H. Chartier.