1787 - A fine and rare original antique map titled: ' LES INDES ORIENTALES et leur Archipel, Assujetties aux Observations Astronomiques '
PROVENANCE: Taken from "ATLAS OU COLLECTION DE CARTES GEOGRAPHIQUES POUR L'INTELLIGENCE DU VOYAGEUR FRANCOIS" published by Joseph de Laporte.

A Decorative map by Louis Brion de la Tour of South East Asia, Thailand and India with large decorative cartouche.

CARTOGRAPHER: Louis Brion de la Tour (c1743 - 1803) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France. There is little information about his life. His official title was "King's Engineer Geographer." Although he is a prolific geographer, very little is currently known of his life or his career. His life was spent in scientific work. However what is known is an important part of his work was done in collaboration with Louis Charles Desnos (1750-1790 to) a bookseller and geographical engineer for the globes and spheres of His Danish Majesty. His son Louis Brion de la Tour, a pupil of Jean-Bernard Restout, was engraver of maps and documents of the Revolution, and was also an occasional portrait oil paintings.
PUBLISHER: Joseph de Laporte (1714 - 1779) was an 18th Century French Priest, literary critic, poet, playwright and prolific author.

Overall size of the map is 25cm x 20cm with large margins
CONDITION: Excellent overall condition with contemporary hand colouring and the usual centrefold, as issued. Blank on verso. As would be expected with antique maps of nearly 230 years old, there will be some slight ageing and toning.