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de la Tour: Antique Ptolemaic Map of Solar System, 1771

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Brion de la Tour: Solar Orbits Map, 1766: Map: Solar Orbits Maker: Brion de la Tour Date: 1766 Medium: Original handcolored copperplate engraving Size: 11 x 12.25 inches Brion illustrated the solar system as differently described by Ptolemy,

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de la Tour: Antique Map of North America, 1779: Map: L'Amerique Septentrionale ou se Remarquent les Etats Unis Cartographer: Brion de la Tour Place & Date: Paris / 1779/1783 Size: 28 5/8" x 19 7/8" Condition: full wash color; cleaned and sized; min

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de la Tour: Antique Map of Poland Lithuania, 1771: TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: 'Etats de Pologne et de Lithuanie, divisés par Palatinats et Provinces Ecclesiastiques. Avec le Roiaume de Prusse et le Duché de Curlande. D'après d'exactes connaissances acqu

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Brion de la Tour: Antique Map of North America, 1766: Map: Nouveau Mexique, Louisiane, Canada, et Nlle. Angleterre Cartographer: Brion de la Tour Place & Date: Paris / 1766 Size: 19" x 11" Condition: outline color; light overall age toning The highly det

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de la Tour: Antique Map of Wartime North America, 1777: Title/Content of Map: 'L'Amérique Septentrionale' The map was published during the American War of Independence, predating the Louisiana Purchase. Louisiana territory west of the Mississippi appears

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de la Tour: Antique Map of Judea or Palestine, 1766: Map: La Judée ou Palestine Dressée pour l’Intelligence de l’Histoire Sainte Cartographer: Brion de la Tour Place & Date: Paris / 1766 Size: 12" x 10 1/2" Condition: wash color on light blue pape

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de la Tour: Antique Map of World; Twin Hemispheres 1777: Title/Content of Map: 'Mappemonde' World twin hemispheres Date Printed: 1777 Image Size: Approx 18.5 x 16.5cm, 7.25 x 6.25 inches (Medium); Please note that this is a folding map. Type: Antique copper

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de la Tour: Antique Map of Africa, 1777: Title/Content of Map: 'L'Afrique' Africa 'Zimbaoe'. The river Niger is shown without outlet into the sea Date Printed: 1777 Image Size: Approx 18.5 x 16.5cm, 7.25 x 6.25 inches (Medium); Please note t

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de la Tour: Antique Map of the Ancient World, 1777: Title/Content of Map: 'Le Monde connu des Anciens' Date Printed: 1777 Image Size: Approx 18.5 x 16.5cm, 7.25 x 6.25 inches (Medium); Please note that this is a folding map. Type: Antique copperplate m

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de la Tour: Antique Map of L'Europe, 1777: Title/Content of Map: 'L'Europe' The map shows the Crimean Khanate, Sweden-Finland, and the Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Date Printed: 1777. Image Size: Approx 18.5 x 16.5cm, 7.25 x 6.25 inches (Me

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de la Tour / Desnos: Antique Map of Africa, 1771: L'Afrique Dressée pour l'étude de la Géographie, Revuë et augmentée par M. Brion Ingénieur Géographe du Roy. A Paris. Chez le Sr. Desnos Ing? Géog? pour les Globes et Sphéres rue St. Jacques,

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de la Tour / Desnos: Antique Map of Ireland, 1771: Title/Content of Map: 'L'Irlande divisée par provinces Civiles et Ecclesiastiques. Par Mr. Brion Ingénieur-Géographe du Roi, à Paris, Chez le S Desnos Ing? Géog? pour les Globes et Sphères, Rue

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Desnos/de la Tour: Antique Map of World in Hemispheres: Title/Content of Map: 'Mappe-Monde, dressée pour l'etude de la Géographie, rélativement aux auteurs les plus modernes. Revûë, corrigée et augmentée d'apres les Nouvelles Observations Astronomiq

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Antique Map of New Orleans: Antique Map of New Orleans, "Plan of New Orleans The Capital of Louisiana; with the Disposition of its Quarters and Canals as they have been traced by Mr. de la Tour in the Year 1720", later reproduct

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Brion Map of East Asia: Louis Brion de la Tour, French, 1743-1803. An 18th century engraved map with hand-coloring, titled "Chine, et Indes avec les Isles". Signed "par M. Brion" and dated "1766" in the plate lower left. Min

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HELIOCENTRIC SOLAR SYSTEM. Earth's movement as per Copernicus. MALLET 1683 map: TITLE OF MAP (NOT PRINTED ON THE PAGE):[Raisons de Copernic touchant le troisiéme mouvement de la Terre] (De la Sphere) Illustrates the changing seasons according to the angle of the earth's axis

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de la Tour: Antique Ptolemaic Map of Solar System, 1771

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Le Systême de Ptolemée, Saturne, Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe, Mercure, Le Soleil, Le Systême de Copernic, Le Systême de Descartes, La Lune, Vénus, Mars, Jupiter' Geocentric and Heliocentric models of the Solar System by Ptolemy, Ticho-Brahe, Copernicus & Descartes. Celestial Map.

Date Printed: 1771

Image Size: Approx 56.5 x 44.0cm, 22.25 x 17.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.

Type: Antique eighteenth century copperplate atlas map with original hand colour, and ornate border. The flanking columns of descriptive text were stuck onto the sheet at the time of publication

Condition: Good; suitable for framing.

Verso: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

Folding: This is a folding map.

Artist/Cartographer/Engraver: Louis Brion de la Tour / Louis Desnos

Provenance: "Atlas General méthodique et élémentaire, pour l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire moderne", mis au jour et éxécute par le Sr. Desnos, a Paris chez Desnos Libraire, et Ingénieur Géographe pour les Globes et Spheres de sa Majesté Danoise, Rue S. Jacques, a l'Enseigne du Globe et de la Sphere. Avec privilege du Roi MDCCLXX

Louis Brion de la Tour (1743 – 1803) was an 18th century French geographer and demographer. During his career, his official title was "Ingénieur Géographe du Roi", or "King's Engineer Geographer".

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