Orleans par Melchior Tavernier. c. 1634-1650
The Tavernier Family.
Engravers, booksellers and publishers in Paris.
There were two Melchiors; they flourished concurrently, making their contribution impossible to distinguish.
Melchior Tavernier I, the elder (1564-1641)
Gabriel Tavernier (1566-1610)
Flemish engraver.
Melchior Tavernier II, the younger (1594-1665)
Son of Gabriel Tavernier. Engraver, mapseller and publisher 'dans l'Isle du Palais à la Sphère Royale', Paris.
He sold the works of Hondius, Janssonius and Willem Blaeu as some of the earliest published works of Nicolas Sanson. He sold most of his plates and equipment to Pierre Mariette in 1644.
Jean Bapitiste Tavernier (1605-1689)
He was the brother of Melchior and later became a merchant, diplomat, and traveller in Turkey, Persia, Central Asia, and the East Indies.
Carte du Duché d Orleans.
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > France
Orleans par Melchior Tavernier.
Title: Carte du Duché d Orleans.
Date of the first edition: 1634.
Date of this map: c. 1634-1650.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Image size: 365 x 510mm (14.37 x 20.08 inches).
Sheet size: 505 x 685mm (19.88 x 26.97 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured, on heavy paper, right margin stained.
Condition Rating: A.
Separate publication - from a French Composite Atlas, c. 1610-1650.
The Tavernier Family.
Engravers, booksellers and publishers in Paris.
There were two Melchiors; they flourished concurrently, making their contribution impossible to distinguish.
Melchior Tavernier I, the elder (1564-1641)
Gabriel Tavernier (1566-1610)
Flemish engraver.
Melchior Tavernier II, the younger (1594-1665)
Son of Gabriel Tavernier. Engraver, mapseller and publisher 'dans l'Isle du Palais à la Sphère Royale', Paris.
He sold the works of Hondius, Janssonius and Willem Blaeu as some of the earliest published works of Nicolas Sanson. He sold most of his plates and equipment to Pierre Mariette in 1644.
Jean Bapitiste Tavernier (1605-1689)
He was the brother of Melchior and later became a merchant, diplomat, and traveller in Turkey, Persia, Central Asia, and the East Indies.
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