Important and rare map
Valtellina by Melchior Tavernier. c. 1630-1650
According to Fordham (in Phillips, IV, p. 463, 5222/89), this map is, along with the Charte de la Suisse, de la Rhetie, ou des Grisons, de la Valtelin, du Valay, Tavernier's two earliest printed maps, published "in connection with the military movements during the reign of Louis XIII ... over the question of the possession of the Valteline."
Second printed map of Valtellina (The first is by Rasciotti, 1620).
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 et description generale de la Valtoline.
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Category: Antique maps > Europe > Italy
Valtellina (Italy) by Melchior Tavernier.
Title: Carte et description generale de la Valtoline.
A Paris chez Melchior Tavernier demeurant en Lisle du Palais sur le quay qui regarde le Megiserie.
1625.
Engraver: Melchior Tavernier.
Date of the first edition: 1625.
Date of this map: c. 1625.
Date on map: 1625.
Copper engraving, printed on heavy paper.
Image size: 525 x 355mm (20.67 x 13.98 inches).
Sheet size: 690 x 505mm (27.17 x 19.88 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured in outline; excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From a French Composite Atlas, c. 1630-1650.
Appeared in: Theatre geographique du royaume de France. Paris, M. Tavernier, 1632. (Pastoureau, II A)
According to Fordham (in Phillips, IV, p. 463, 5222/89), this map is, along with the Charte de la Suisse, de la Rhetie, ou des Grisons, de la Valtelin, du Valay, Tavernier's two earliest printed maps, published "in connection with the military movements during the reign of Louis XIII ... over the question of the possession of the Valteline."
Second printed map of Valtellina (The first is by Rasciotti, 1620).
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.
