Eastern Hemisphere, Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe L. C. Desnos / M. Brion, 1767, Hemisphère Oriental
Folio size 18th century copper engraved map, made by Brion de la Tour, of the Eastern Hemisphere, showing still a rudimentary outline of most of the Australian coast, years before the expeditions of Thomas Cook would chart the region. The East coast of Australia is shown extending from Tasmania and joined to the Solomon´s and New Guinea as continuous unbroken coast.
The map is printed in a decorative frame and in orginal coloring.
Published in ´Atlas général, civil et ecclésiastique, méthodique et élémentaire pour l'étude de la géographie et de l'histoire / Chez le sieur Desnos à Paris, 1767
Louis Brion De La Tour (fl 1756-1803)
Beyond the fact that Brion was an engineer by profession and held the post of Ingenieur-Geographe du Roi, little is known of his career. He published a wide range of statistical works and a number of atlases, published by the well known French mapmaker Louis Charles Desnos (1725-1805).
Excellent condition. Thick paper. Clear print. Original coloring. Ample margins. Reverse side blank.
Image 35x39cm, sheet 40x52,5