| Date : | 1711 |
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| Auteur : | Desisle. Guillaume (1675-1726) |
| Titre : | Carte de la Prevoste et Vicomte de Paris. Dressee sur un grand nombre de Memoires particuliers assujettis aux observations de Mrs. de l'Academie Rle. des Sciences par G. Del'isle de la meme Academie. A Paris. chez l'Auteur sur le Quay de l'Horloge avec Privilege Avril 1711. Des Rosiers fecit. |
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| commentaire : | DeLisle is important as the first scientific cartographer who incorporated the most current information on exploration and topography into his maps. His maps of America contain many innovations: discarding the fallacy of California as an island. first naming of Texas. first correct delineation of the Mississippi Valley. and first correct longitudes of America. Lloyd Brown states that DeLisle undertook a complete reform of a system of geography that had been in force since the second century. and by the time he was twenty five he had very nearly accomplished his purpose. This copy is without title page. as issued. This is a relatively early edition of DeLisle's untitled atlas. published in Paris. with most of the maps having the Quai de l'Horloge imprint. All of the important maps of the Americas are present: Hemisphere Occidental. 1st issue 1724 Carte d'Amerique. 1st issue. 2nd state 1722 L'Amerique Septentrionale. 2nd issue 1700-1708 L'Amerique Meridionale. 3rd issue 1700-17 |
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