French map of Japan and Korea following the d’Anville map of 1732
Carte de la Corée et du Japon
Par M. Brion de la Tour Ingr. Geographe du Roi.
[Paris,
Nicolas-Léger Moutard,
1783].
Engraved map.
258 by 391mm. (10.25 by 15.5 inches).
15865
notes:
A map of Japan and Korea, showing the towns, rivers, mountains, islands and other major features of each, following the d'Anville map of 1732, by Louis Brion de la Tour (fl.1756-1803), a French geographer.
The map was included in the 'Histoire Moderne' which was in turn bound in to the 54th volume of the 'Histoire Universelle, Depuis le Commencement du Monde'. It was published by Nicolas-Léger Moutard in 126 volumes between 1780-1783.
Louis Brion de la...
The map was included in the 'Histoire Moderne' which was in turn bound in to the 54th volume of the 'Histoire Universelle, Depuis le Commencement du Monde'. It was published by Nicolas-Léger Moutard in 126 volumes between 1780-1783.
Louis Brion de la...
bibliography:
Hubbard 118.
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