Clouet Labbe (5 results)

A lovely hand coloured map, taken from Clouet's "Geographie moderne avec une introduction," his most important work. The map is centred on the Sahara desert. The map shows Spain, Italy, half of France, and "Turkey in Europe." Text to both sides (in French). Fold to the middle of the map, where bound into his Geographie. There is no statement of edition on this map, but it conforms exactly to the 1787 pages in the Stanford University Collection. Verso blank. Map is 121/2" x 141/2" Engraved block is 121/2" x 22" Sheet is 15" x 221/2" The map is in good condition. There is a little foxing to the map, and it has been cut at a strange angle, and a little close to the text at the base of the map (not affecting text). It doesn't spoil the enjoyment of the map. Jean-Baptiste Louis Clouet (1729-1790) was a French geographer of the Royal Academy of Sciences, born in Rouen. His general atlas was first issued 1767. Phillips records 2 other editions from 1787 (Phillips No. 661) and 1791 (Phillips No. 673).

A lovely hand coloured map, taken from Clouet's "Geographie moderne avec une introduction," his most important work. The map is centred on the "Golfe de Bengal". Text to both sides (in French). Fold to the middle of the map, where bound into his Geographie. There is no statement of edition on this map, but it conforms exactly to the 1787 pages in the Stanford University Collection. Verso blank. Map is 121/2" x 141/2" Engraved block is 121/2" x 22" Sheet is 15" x 221/2" The map is in good condition. There is a touch of darkening to the crease at the centre of the map. Otherwise clean and tidy. It doesn't spoil the enjoyment of the map. Jean-Baptiste Louis Clouet (1729-1790) was a French geographer of the Royal Academy of Sciences, born in Rouen. His general atlas was first issued 1767. Phillips records 2 other editions from 1787 (Phillips No. 661) and 1791 (Phillips No. 673).

A lovely hand coloured map, taken from Clouet's "Geographie moderne avec une introduction," his most important work. The map is showing two areas - Upper Guinea and the Congo is two thirds of the image - inset is Madagascar and part of what is now Mozambique. Text to both sides (in French). Fold to the middle of the map, where bound into his Geographie. There is no statement of edition on this map, but it conforms exactly to the 1787 pages in the Stanford University Collection. Verso blank. Map is 121/2" x 141/2" Engraved block is 121/2" x 22" Sheet is 15" x 221/2" The map is in good condition. There is a little foxing to the map, particularly to the centre fold. It doesn't spoil the enjoyment of the map. Jean-Baptiste Louis Clouet (1729-1790) was a French geographer of the Royal Academy of Sciences, born in Rouen. His general atlas was first issued 1767. Phillips records 2 other editions from 1787 (Phillips No. 661) and 1791 (Phillips No. 673).

Condition: Bon. Géographie moderne avec une introduction. Ouvrage utile à tous ceux qui veulent se perfectionner dans cette science, on y trouve jusqu'aux notions les plus simples dont on a facilité l'intelligence par des Figures pour lemettre à la portée de tout le Monde, chaque carte a sur les marges l'explication de ce qu'elle renferme, la méthode qu'on y suit a pour objet de développer les connoissances qui tiennent a l'Histoire, ce sui rend cette Géographie très intéressante. Corrigée et augmentée des nouvelles découvertes du célèbre Capitaine Cook et des changements arrivés dans l'Amérique Septentrional.Paris, Chez Mondhare et Jean, 1787.In-folio composé d'un frontispice par Berthault, un feuillet de dédicace et de 68 cartes en double page gravées en taille-douce.L'ensemble des cartes en coloris à la main d'époque.Textes en encadrements. L'exemplaire est tiré sur papier bleu. Cartonnage usé, nerfs apparents. Reliure cartonnée de l'époque. Frontispice volant. Taille : 31 x 41 cmI. La sphère.II. Equateur terrestre.III. Latitude et longitudes.IV. Les zones.V. Les climats.VI. Les positions respectives des peuples de la terre.VII. les systèmes du monde.VIII. La carte de la terre en général.XIX. La carte des mers.X. La carte des vents.XI. Definitions des termes géographiques.XII. Les lacs, fleuves et principal montagnes de l'Europe.XIII. Idem de l'Asie.XIV. Idem de l'Afrique.XV. Idem de l'Amérique.XVI. Les Isles, Caps et Ports de mer de l'Europe. Etc.Rare complet.

Paris, Mondhare et jean, 1793. Small folio. (36x31 cm.). Cont. hcalf. Back somewhat rubbed and with some cracking along first hinges but tight and not loose. Engraved titlepage and engraved Table of maps (bound at end - bottom a little shawed). With 64 double-page engraved maps (the first 7 are hemispheres, world-systems etc), all handcoloured in outline. All maps have engraved text in borders. On good paper with only minor scattred brownspots in margins. (Plates numb. 1-64). Scarce last edition of Clouet's fine general atlas, first issued 1767. Phillips records 2 other editions form 1787 (Phillips No. 661) and 1791 (Phillips No. 673), but not this. - Not in Shirley: Maps and Atlases in The British Library.