Carte d'Amérique dressée pour l'usage du Roy
DE L'ISLE, Guillaume / BUACHE, Philippe
From Pingel Rare Books, Paris, France
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AbeBooks Seller since May 4, 2017
From Pingel Rare Books, Paris, France
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 4, 2017
About this Item
La carte de l'Amérique de Guillaume Delislepar Philippe Buache Guillaume Delisle (de l'Isle) (1675-1726), est l'une des plus grandes figures de la cartographie française.Fils aîné de l'historien et géographe Claude Delisle dont il fut l'élève, il entra à l'Académie des Sciences en 1702 pour y étudier auprès de l'astronome Jean-Dominique Cassini. Il enseigna la géographie au jeune Louis XV et fut le premier à recevoir le titre de Premier Géographe du Roi en 1718. Un des apports principaux de Delisle est d'opérer une transition des cartes décoratives de l'école Hollandaise vers une approche plus scientifique. Afin de donner une cartographie la plus exacte et précise possible, Delisle réunit avec soin toutes les informations disponibles des plus anciennes aux plus récentes pour réaliser ses cartes. Il les mettra constamment à jours au cours de sa vie afin de refléter les nouvelles découvertes. Ainsi ses cartes donnent un aperçu précis de l'état des connaissances géographiques de l'époque.Un autre apport majeur de Delisle a été de rassembler et d'incorporer ces informations latitudinales et longitudinales dans ses cartes, établissant un nouveau standard de précision, rapidement suivi par nombre de ses contemporains. Il est à l'origine de la cartographie moderne. Tooley - The mapping of America p.13 // ENGLISH // Guillaume Delisle's map of America by Philippe Buache Guillaume Delisle (de l'Isle) (1675-1726), is one of the greatest figures of French cartography.He was the eldest son of the historian and geographer Claude Delisle, and was his pupil. He entered the Académie des Sciences in 1702 to study with the astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini. He taught geography to the young Louis XV and was the first to receive the title of Premier Géographe du Roi in 1718. One of Delisle's main contributions was to make a transition from the decorative maps of the Dutch school to a more scientific approach. In order to provide the most accurate and precise cartography possible, Delisle carefully gathered all available information from the oldest to the most recent to produce his maps. He would constantly update them during his lifetime to reflect new discoveries. Thus his maps give an accurate overview of the state of geographical knowledge at the time.Another major contribution of Delisle was to gather and incorporate this latitudinal and longitudinal information into his maps, setting a new standard of accuracy, which was quickly followed by many of his contemporaries. He was the originator of modern cartography. Tooley - The mapping of America p.13. Seller Inventory # 530-3
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Title: Carte d'Amérique dressée pour l'usage du Roy
Publisher: Paris
Condition: Bon
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