The Atlantic Ocean, by G.L. Le Rouge. 1778
Ocean Atlantique et Mers Adjacentes en Quatre Feuilles Contenant les Cotes de l'Europe, de l'Afrique et de l'Amerique ...
Item Number: 14086
Category:
Antique maps > America > North America
References: Schwartz-Ehrenberg - p.203
Old chart of the Atlantic Ocean by G.L. Le Rouge.
Copper engraving, printed on four sheets, joined as two sheets. Top and bottom sheets unjoined.
Size when joined: 96 x 137cm (37.4 x 53.4 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Uncoloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A
References: Schwartz-Ehrenberg, p.203.
From: Le Rouge G.L. Pilote Americain Septentrionale. Paris, 1778.
The atlas was compiled for use by the French Navy during the American Revolution. It contains about twenty-five French versions of maps published originally by William Faden and Thomas Jefferys.