Rare Antique Map-SANTO DOMINGO-Jean Baptiste Poirson-Tardieu-1803

Price: € 332,50

Subject: Map: 'Carte de St. Domingueï¿½ par J.B. Poirson.' (Map of Santo Domingo.) Very rare.

Condition: Good. General age related toning and light staining. Original fold lines from binding as issued. Small tear fold line top margin. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving and etching on a verge type hand laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 56 x 38.5 cm. The image size is ca. 51 x 34 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 22 x 15.2 inch. The image size is ca. 20.1 x 13.4 inch.

Part Number: 35334

Location: B17-08

Description: This scarse map originates from: '?Statistique generale et particuliere de la France et de ses colonies..., par une Societe de gens de lettres et de savans. Collection de 19 tableaux et 9 grandes cartes enluminees, dessinees par J. H. Poirson, dirigees et gravees en taille-douce par J. B. P. Tardieu l'aine, B. Tardieu, et autres artistes.?', by Pierre-Etienne Herbin de Halle, ed. P. F. Buisson, 1803-1804. (transl.: General and particular statistics of France and its colonies...) Very rare.

Artists and Engravers: Carthographer: Jean-Baptiste Poirson (1761-1831) was a reknown French cartographer active between 1790 and 1830. Engraver: Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu l'Aine.