Description
Africa, Egypt, Afrique, Cairo, Alexandria, Nile; C. Delamarche & R. de Vaugondy - Aegypti Antiquae Tabulae - 1821-1850
Original colored copper plate
This in Folio Map is an original 1829 engraving on copper.
It is the 1829 edition by Delamarche & Vaugondy, in the extremely rare and richly illustrated Atlas: "Atlas de la Geographie Ancienne, du Moyen Age, et Moderne, adopte par le Conseil Royal de l'instruction publique, a l'usage des Colleges Royaux et des Maisons d'Education, pour suivre les Cours de Geographie et d'historie par Felix Delamarche, successeur de Robert de Vaugondy, Geographe du Roi...... Paris, 1829"
Map published in Paris, with excellent colouring, wide margins and rich in geographical details at every point.
Condition: quite good condition, as per photo. It shows small signs of ageing, which do not affect the engraved area at all
Map overall dimensions: 48 x 33 cm
Lot details
- Object
- Map
- Country (current geographical location)
- Africa
- Geographical specification
- Egypt, Afrique, Cairo, Alexandria, Nile
- Map maker/ publisher
- C. Delamarche & R. de Vaugondy
- Map/ Book title
- Aegypti Antiquae Tabulae
- Period
- 1821-1850
- Condition
- Excellent
- Technique
- Copper engraving
- Additional Information
- Original colored copper plate
- Size of the largest image
- 33×48 cm