World Map in Two Hemispheres - Tardieu-Vuillemin Engraving - 1858
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Original world map in two hemispheres engraved in intaglio and hand-colored in outline, titled "Mappe-Monde" and numbered 3. Engraved by Tardieu, revised and corrected by Alexandre Vuillemin and published at Paris by Furne in 1858.
Original world map in two hemispheres engraved in intaglio and hand-colored in outline, titled "Mappe-Monde" and numbered 3. Engraved by Tardieu, revised and corrected by Alexandre Vuillemin and published at Paris by Furne in 1858.
It is the opening sheet of the atlas and the most striking of the series: the Antarctic lands still appear as a line of separate coasts with no closed outline, as they were known in the mid 19th century.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored in outline.
Artist / after: Alexandre Vuillemin (1812-1880), revision and correction.
Engraver / lithographer: Ambroise Tardieu.
Date: 1858.
Source: Published by Furne, Paris.
Dimensions: 20.9 x 16.9 in (53 x 43 cm).
Condition: Good. Central binding fold as usual for the atlas, with toning and a pale damp stain in the upper and right margins, outside the image.
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Original world map in two hemispheres engraved in intaglio and hand-colored in outline, titled "Mappe-Monde" and numbered 3. Engraved by Tardieu, revised and corrected by Alexandre Vuillemin and published at Paris by Furne in 1858.