Great Lakes, by Paolo Santini. 1776-79
Francesco and Paolo Santini (c.1729-1793)
Francesco Santini, a Venetian publisher, acquired the printing plates of Vaugondy’s Atlas Universel …, a commercial and cartographic success, with widespread influence on mapmakers throughout Europe. Together with his brother Paolo, he commissioned a new set of plates and reissued the atlas in 1776. The following year, Paolo Santini assigned all his publication rights to M. Remondini, who in 1777 reissued the same atlas but with his name.
Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697 -1782)
French geographer and cartographer to the king. He made more than 200 maps during his life. His maps remained the reference point in cartography throughout the 19th century.
Partie Occidentale du Canada et Septentrionale de la Louisiane avec une Partie de la Pensilvani.
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Category: Antique maps > America > North America
Old, antique map of the Great Lakes in North America, by Paolo Santini.
First state with the imprint of Remondini: with engraved page numbers in the top right corner: "P.II.46".
Cartographer: Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
Date of the first edition: 1776
Date of this map: 1776
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Size (not including margins): 48.5 x 57cm (18.9 x 22.2 inches)
Verso: Blank
Condition: Original coloured in outline, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Kershaw, #977.
From: Atlas Universel dressé sur les meilleures cartes modernes. Venice, Remondini, 1776-79.
Francesco and Paolo Santini (c.1729-1793)
Francesco Santini, a Venetian publisher, acquired the printing plates of Vaugondy’s Atlas Universel …, a commercial and cartographic success, with widespread influence on mapmakers throughout Europe. Together with his brother Paolo, he commissioned a new set of plates and reissued the atlas in 1776. The following year, Paolo Santini assigned all his publication rights to M. Remondini, who in 1777 reissued the same atlas but with his name.
Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697 -1782)
French geographer and cartographer to the king. He made more than 200 maps during his life. His maps remained the reference point in cartography throughout the 19th century.
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