Lithographed facsimile of the world map painted on vellum for Henry II, King of France.

Edité par Paris, imprimerie de Kaeppelin (Eugène Rembielinski), [1852].

Image de l’article 1 de 5
Partenaire historique

Vendeur : Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, AutricheAntiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 22 novembre 2000

Membre d’une association professionnelle : VDAVDAOPADAILAB

Etat: Occasion

EUR 125 000,00

EUR 30,00 expédition 
Expédition depuis Autriche vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

Lithographed wall map, 260 x 132 cm. 4 conjoined sheets mounted on canvas. Rolled. Original-size facsimile of the manuscript nautical "mappemonde" executed by Pierre Desceliers in 1546, featuring what appears to be the northern coastline of Australia and thus bolstering the early Portuguese discovery theory of Australia. - Commissioned by King Francis I for his son (who would be crowned Henry II in 1547), Desceliers' "Dauphin map" or "royal world chart" is one of the most famous of the first half of the 16th century: hand-drawn and illuminated on vellum, it vividly illustrates the discoveries made during the six decades following the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope by Bartolomeu Dias in 1488. It was compiled from information that Desceliers had obtained from the other Dieppe geographers, from the shipowner Jean Ango, and the explorer Jacques Cartier. - Remarkably, the map has a dual orientation: north of the equator, the text and illustrations are reversed, suggesting that the map was in fact meant to be laid flat rather than wall-mounted so that it could be read from all sides. Thus, the vast majority of the earth's land mass, and almost all of the better-known parts of the world, is labelled as if the map were oriented with south at the top, recalling the Arab tradition exemplified by al-Idrisi's famous 12th century map. In charting the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf specifically, "the cartographers of Dieppe in northern France seem to have had direct access during the 1540s to relatively reliable Portuguese prototypes" (Couto et al., Historical Atlas of the Persian Gulf [Brepols 2006], p. 114), even if they appear to have had difficulty reading all the place names. - To the south of Borneo, Desceliers included not only an island labelled "Java Petite", but also, immediately adjacent, a vast mass of land named "Java la Grande" - an uncannily good representation of the northern coastline of Australia, albeit far north of its true location, which merges into the Great Southern Continent that itself stretches into Antarctica ("Non du tout descouverte"), extending as far as the Strait of Magellan. This landmass, here located south of Indonesia, is considered a cornerstone in the theory of early Portuguese discovery of Australia, showcasing detailed (if heavily adapted) coastlines that predated official Dutch and British exploration of the continent. Probably drawing on Marco Polo as well as Portuguese portolans of various scales, Desceliers' representation "sums up everything cartographers knew about Australia in the mid 16th century" (Tooley, Landmarks of Mapmaking, p. 245). - In the tradition of French Renaissance portolans, the map is remarkable for the wealth of its illustrations. The seas are decorated with compass roses, ships and sea monsters, while the land is adorned with a multitude of scenes and representations of fantastic animals. It is framed in the northern hemisphere by a border decorated with the heads of men with long beards, and cherubim and human skulls in the southern hemisphere, representing the winds and cardinal points. In many parts of the world, Desceliers drew indigenous peoples with great precision, such as the Hottentots in South Africa and the Native Americans of North America. - In the 16th century, it was in Normandy that the most richly illustrated portolans were designed. Pierre Desceliers (1487-1574) is perhaps the most famous representative of the Dieppe school of mapmaking, and he is considered the father of French hydrography and cartography. Only two of his maps have survived. His manuscript world map from 1546 is now kept in the library of John Rylands University in Manchester (French MS 1*). The facsimile lithographed by the cartographer Eugène Rembielinski (1814-80) in 1852 is rare: we have only found two copies in public collections, one at the BnF, the other at the National Library of Australia. - Uniformly browned throughout; several old gaps and breaks professionally repaired. - O.…

N° de réf. du vendeur 54481

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
Lithographed facsimile of the world map painted on vellum for Henry II, King of France.
Auteur
Desceliers, Pierre.
Éditeur
Paris, imprimerie de Kaeppelin (Eugène Rembielinski), [1852].
Poids de l'article
10 000 grammes
Catalogues du vendeur
Travel and Exploration

Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH

Vienna, A, Autriche

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 22 novembre 2000

Membre d’une association professionnelle :

Frais d'expédition de Autriche vers Etats-Unis

Article2 à 5 jours ouvrés1 à 3 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 30,00EUR 40,00
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • En espèces
  • Facture
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare Österreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor Léon (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.…

Spécialité

Alte Drucke, Cinquencentine, Autographs, Incunabula, Estates and archives of important personalities, Early science, History, Early printing, Manuscripts

Membre d’une association professionnelle

  • Verband Deutscher Antiquare
  • Verband der Antiquare Österreichs
  • Professional Autograph Dealers Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Les membres de ces associations s'engagent à respecter des critères de qualité particulièrement contraignants. Ils se portent garants de l'authenticité de tous les articles proposés à la vente. Ils fournissent des descriptions détaillées et professionnelles, signalent tous défauts et/ou traitements de restauration importants, établissent des prix clairs et précis et font preuve d'équité et d'honnêteté lors de l'achat d'un article.

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Inlibris, Handelsgesellschaft für antiquarische Bücher und Drucke GmbH

Rathausstrasse 19/27
Wien, Autriche 1010