L'AMERIQUE DRESSEE POUR L'ETUDE DE LA GEOGRAPHIE MR BRIO
£195
Very decorative map of the Americas by Brion de La Tour and published by Desnos.
The North west of of north America unknown ..' Mer D'Ouest could be here ' New Albion..
Too many galleons to count . Decorative cartouche.
Excellent hand colour
Very good condition
code : M5135
Cartographer : Louis Brion de la Tour
Date : 1764 Paris
Size : 24*26.5 cms
availability : Available
Price : £195
Louis Brion de la Tour (1756-1823) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France.
There is little information about his life. His official title was "King's Engineer Geographer." Although he is a prolific geographer, very little is currently known of his life or his career. His life was spent in scientific work. However what is known is an important part of his work was done in collaboration with Louis Charles Desnos (1750-1790 to) a bookseller and geographical engineer for the globes and spheres of His Danish Majesty.
His son Louis Brion de la Tour, a pupil of Jean-Bernard Restout, was engraver of maps and documents of the Revolution, and was also an occasional portrait oil paintings.
