Amerique partie Septrenionale [and] Amerique partie Meridionale.

Published by chez Petit, rue du petit Pont a l?image Notre-Dame, [1767], A Paris,, 1767

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".n'a ete découverte que depuis 276 ans" A pair of handheld fire screens, engraved map with with original hand-colour, French text to verso, with wooden handle. Rare handheld fire screen with a map of North America. Face screens were used to shield the face from heat from a fire or stove, this had a dual purpose to it, one being preventing a red flush to the skin which would be considered unbecoming, the second was to prevent the thick white makeup used by ladies in the eighteenth century, of melting. The presents screen also doubles as an educational tool, with the verso depicting a map of North America, and the recto a brief history of the continent. Although the screen is not dated the text mentions America being discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1491, some 276 years ago, giving us a date of 1767. The map is based on the work of Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy (fl.1730-1780), one of the leading Parisian mapmakers of the eighteenth century, who published a very similar map of North America in their hand-held 'Atlas Portatif' of 1748. Little is known about the publisher Petit (fl.1755-1784), whose premises was on the 'rue petit Pont, although the holdings of several museums suggest that he specialised in the production of handheld fire screens; with screens displaying scenes from contemporary plays, as well as more educational fare. Due to the screens ephemeral nature, eighteenth century examples in such fine condition are particularly rare. (greatest dimensions) 280 by 250mm (11 by 9.75 inches).

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Bibliographic details

Title
Amerique partie Septrenionale [and] Amerique partie Meridionale.
Author
[after ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, Gilles and Didier]
Publisher
chez Petit, rue du petit Pont a l?image Notre-Dame, [1767], A Paris,
Publication year
1767

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Daniel Crouch Rare Books is a specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books. Our particular passions include rare atlases, wall maps, and separately published maps and charts. We strive to acquire unusual and quirky maps that are in fine condition.

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Antiquarian Prints, Cartographic Reference Books, Rare Books, Globes, Sea Charts, Plans, Prints and drawings, Cartography, Atlases and Maps

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