Description: Asie - Arabie Heureuse [Note Sur l'Arabie] - No. 91Antique folio-sized lithographic atlas map, hand coloured in outline, on conical projection. This map was published within the first atlas ever to be printed using lithography, and also the first to be printed on a uniform scale, 1827Title of map: Asie: 'Asie - Arabie Heureuse [Note Sur l'Arabie] - No. 91' Part of the Empty Quarter of south central Saudi Arabia. Includes "Note sur l'Arabie. Pour la suite voyez la carte no. 101."DATE PRINTED: 1827 IMAGE SIZE: Approx 51.5 x 58.0cm, 20.25 x 22.75 inches (Large)ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen. Lithography by Henri Ode PROVENANCE: "Atlas Universel de Geographie Physique, Politique, Statistique et Mineralogique", dresse par Ph. Vandermaelen - Premiere partie - Europe. Bruxelles. [This landmark atlas is remarkable as the first atlas to have been produced using the then new printing process of lithography. It is also the first atlas to show the whole world in maps using a large uniform scale; in total the 380 conically projected sheets of maps are designed to be joined into a three dimensional terrestrial globe with a diameter of approximately 7.75 metres (25 feet).] TYPE: Antique folio-sized lithographic atlas map, hand coloured in outline, on conical projection. This map was published within the first atlas ever to be printed using lithography, and also the first to be printed on a uniform scale VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plainCONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. However, please note: Minor offsetting -text and/or images from the facing page have left an impression on the print. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy - see below.AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography. REMARKS: FRANCE: Gravures et Cartes anciennes. DEUTSCHLAND: Alte Lankarten und Stadt ansichten. ITALIA: Stampe e Mappe antiche. ESPAÑA: Mapas antiquos y impresiones antiguas. E and OE. Force Majeure. English law shall apply.RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition, suitably packed & insured, within 14 days of receipt.
Price: 89 GBP
Location: London
End Time: 2023-09-07T10:24:26.000Z
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Source (Media Type): Atlas
Size: Approx 51.5 x 58.0cm, 20.25 x 22.75 inches
Item condition: Good- please read full description below
Verso: There is nothing on the reverse, which is plain
Provenance/Origin: Please scroll down - see detail below
Original/Reproduction: Original (defined below-doesn't imply uniqueness)
Date Printed: 1827
Type: Map
