L'ISLE DE RE
£125
Very attractive map of Isle de Re in rare good original colour.
Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1748ca George Louis le Rouge's copper engraved map of Ile de Ré, an island off the Atlantic coast of France near la Rochelle. Notes cities, rivers, harbors, reliefs and islands.
Crisp engraving
Very gopod condition
code : M5441
Cartographer : ROUGE LE Georges-Louis
Date : 1748 Paris
Size : 18*26 cms sheet size 25*33 cms
availability : Available
Price : £125
Lieutenant George-Louis Le ROUGE
Lieutenant George-Louis Le Rouge (c.1712-c.1790) was born in Hanover, Germany. He became a Lieutenant in the regiment of Saxe before establishing himself as a publisher, compiler and editor of maps in Paris. He later became the “Ingenieur Geographe de Roi”.
Le Rouge is particularly known for such atlas works as the “Atlas Nouveau” of 1746 and the “Atlas Nouveau Portatif ...” or the “Introduction A La Geographie” of 1756 – French publications of some merit.
Le Rouge was initially a military “Ingenieur” for fortifications and he was also a map-maker for the army and Marine Royale. He was active between 1740 and 1780, in Paris at, rue des Augustins.
