1730 Large Delisle Map of North America Start Price USD 2,275.00 Current Price USD 2,275.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 25, 2008 End Time Monday, September 01, 2008 Location Successful Worldwide Shipping From Melbourne, See more about '1730 Large Delisle Map of North America' Description Helpful Links:Company Details - About MEPayment & Shipping Options View seller's other itemsCartographer's ProfileAsk Seller a questionReturn PolicyAbout Classical Images We have over 2,000 items for sale on our Ebay stores site. Please click here to enter the stores and use the search engine to the left to search specifically for maps, prints, Atlases on the Classical Images Stores, thank you Click Here   L Amerique Septentrionale click image to enlarge click image to enlarge This large beautifully engraved hand coloured original antique map of North America by Guillaume Delisle was published by Covens and Mortier in the 1730 edition of Atlas Nouveau. This is a foundation map of North America due in no small part to the correction to detail in the interior of the country. The Great Lakes are based on Coronelli showing the French strong point at Tadousac, Quebec, Fort Sorel, Montreal & Fort Frontenac. The English settlements are confined to the east of the Alleghenies, with Fort and River Kinibeki as the border between New England and Arcadia. The Mississippi valley are is well developed with recent French settlement of d'Iberville at Bilochy and the forts at Bon Secours and St Louis.  The map also corrects the error of the western swing of the lower part of the Mississippi River, moving its mouth to essentially its correct position on the Gulf of Mexico.De l'Isle has also corrected longitude positions and was the first to revert to a peninsular form for California. He stops his western coast at Cape Mendocin and is the first map to show the Saragossa Sea.The map also illustrates the routes of explorers such as Cortez, Drake, D'Olivier, Gaeten and Mendana, and indicates the locates of a number of Indian tribes, including the Apaches. Such was the improvement of this map, and the sterling reputation of Delisle, that within a few years other publishers issued their own copies of the map, which continued to appear as the 1780s. The importance of this map cannot be overstated in the progression of American cartography.  (Ref: M&B; Tooley)    Please note all items auctioned are genuine, we do not sell reproductions. A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) can be issued on request.    Condition Report Condition ReportPaper thickness and quality: - Very heavy and stablePaper color: - Off whiteAge of map color: - Original & laterColors used: - Yellow, green, pinkGeneral color appearance: - AuthenticPaper size: -  24 1/2in x 21in (625mm x 535mm)Plate size: - 23in x 19in (585mm x 480mm)Margins: - min. 1in (25mm)Imperfections:Margins: - Small repair to bottom marginPlate area: - Bottom centerfold re-joined, no lossVerso: - Discolouration to verso of map Overall Quality (in Bold):Perfect/Fine/Very Good/Good/Fair/Poor    Claude de L'Isle 1644-1720; Guillaume (son) 1675-1726; Simon Claude/Joseph Nicolas/Louis (sons) The Delisle (de L’Isle) family followed the French cartographer Sanson as a major influence in the development of French mapmaking at the beginning of the 18th century at a moment when Dutch publishers were finally losing their control of the map trade. Like Nicholas Sanson , Claude Delisle (the father) was a geographer and historian and has four sons, all of whom made their mark at the time, but Guillaume his eldest son, was the most remarkable member of the family. Said to have drawn his first map at the age of nine he was elected a member of the Academie Royale des Sciences by the time he was twenty-seven; later he was appointed to the highest honor as ` Premier Geographe du Roi’. In 1700 Guillaume Delisle published the renowned “Atlas de Geographie”, which was reissued in 1707, 1708 and 1718. Between 1730 and 1774 the atlas was again reissued as Atlas Nouveau by Covens and Mortier, Amsterdam    Payment Methods Visa MasterCard Bankcard *PayPal Direct Bank Transfers & AUS$ Bank Drafts Please contact me to discuss other forms of payment Please also contact me before the end of the auction if you would like to discuss payment by instalments over an agreed period *(Please email your CC#, Expiry Date, full name on card & shipping address in two separate emails or alternatively you can fax or phone to the numbers below.)Australian buyers please add 10% GST    Shipping WorldwideAustralia Air Mail Courier1 Courier2* Express Insurance $10.00 US $30.00 US $12.00 US   2.75% min $6.00 US       $5.00 US 2.75% min $4.00 US *Courier #2: Available for all items 11in x 8 1/2in (280mm x 215mm) or smaller flat or folded along original folds There will be only one shipping charge per 10 maps or prints purchased. We can hold items to combine shipments. Airmail shipping from Australia to Europe or the US takes approx. 5-7 days. EMS courier will take 3-5 days.Please note, as an added measure of security all purchases over $500US will now be automatically sent by courier Classical Images was founded 1998 and has built an excellent reputation for supplying high quality original antiquarian works on paper at affordable prices. We carry an extensive inventory of antiquarian collectibles from the 15th to 19th century, a period that produced achievements by some of history’s finest explorers, scientists and artists. Classical Images adheres to the Codes of Ethics outlined by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) .We are enthusiastic collectors ourselves of Antiquarian treasures and are happy to share our knowledge, discuss issues and provide information and assistance, both in general and about items we offer for sale. 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