L'ITALIE DRESSEE SUR LES DERNIERES OBSERVATIONS
£585
Full Title: L'ITALIE DRESSEE SUR LES DERNIERES OBSERVATIONS DEDIEE A MONSEIGR LE COMTE DE MAUREPAS
Very rare large folio map of Italy inc Sicily.
Published in his rare folio atlas "Atlas général contenant le détail des 4 parties du monde, principalement".
Good strong impression. Original outline colour
Very good condition for this rare map
I can find no other example of this map
code : M4691
Cartographer : ROUGE LE Georges-Louis
Date : 1743 Paris
Size : 49.5*63 cms
availability : Available
Price : £585
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.
