de la Tour: Antique Ptolemaic Map of Solar System, 1771
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Le Systême de Ptolemée, Saturne, Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe, Mercure, Le Soleil, Le Systême de Copernic, Le Systême de Descartes, La Lune, Vénus, Mars, Jupiter' Geocentric and Heliocentric models of the Solar System by Ptolemy, Ticho-Brahe, Copernicus & Descartes. Celestial Map.
Date Printed: 1771 Image Size: Approx 56.5 x 44.0cm, 22.25 x 17.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map. Type: Antique eighteenth century copperplate atlas map with original hand colour, and ornate border. The flanking columns of descriptive text were stuck onto the sheet at the time of publication Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Verso: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain Folding: This is a folding map. Artist/Cartographer/Engraver: Louis Brion de la Tour / Louis Desnos Provenance: "Atlas General méthodique et élémentaire, pour l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire moderne", mis au jour et éxécute par le Sr. Desnos, a Paris chez Desnos Libraire, et Ingénieur Géographe pour les Globes et Spheres de sa Majesté Danoise, Rue S. Jacques, a l'Enseigne du Globe et de la Sphere. Avec privilege du Roi MDCCLXX
Louis Brion de la Tour (1743 – 1803) was an 18th century French geographer and demographer. During his career, his official title was "Ingénieur Géographe du Roi", or "King's Engineer Geographer".
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Louis Brion de la Tour (1743 – 1803) was an 18th century French geographer and demographer. During his career, his official title was "Ingénieur Géographe du Roi", or "King's Engineer Geographer".
Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auction, submit your maximum. Jasper52 will bid on your behalf as much as necessary to ensure that you meet the reserve price or that you remain in the lead, up to your maximum. The bidder who has submitted the highest bid wins the lot, provided the bid exceeds the reserve price.
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Good; suitable for framing.
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de la Tour: Antique Ptolemaic Map of Solar System, 1771
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