Golfe du Mexique. / Rizzi Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio Bartolomeo, 1736-1814 / 1762

Golfe du Mexique. Rizzi Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio Bartolomeo, 1736-1814, 1762

Golfe du Mexique. / Rizzi Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio Bartolomeo, 1736-1814 / 1762

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Full Title: Carte geo-hydrographique du Golfe du Mexique et de ses isles. Construit d'apres les memoires les plus recens, et assujeties, pour l'emplacement de ces principales positions aux latitudes et longitudes, determinees par observation. Par M. Rizzi Zannoni, de la Societe Cosmographique de Gottingue, proff. de geograph. A Paris, Chez Lattre Graveur, rue St. Jacques, a la Ville de Bordeaux. A.P.D.R. (1762?)

Author: Rizzi Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio Bartolomeo, 1736-1814

Date: 1762

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Author: Rizzi Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio Bartolomeo, 1736-1814

Date: 1762

Short Title: Golfe du Mexique.

Publisher: Paris: Lattre & Delalain

Type: Atlas Map

Object Height cm: 32

Object Width cm: 45

Scale 1: 10,000,000

Note: Engraved map. Boundaries outlined in hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Covers Caribbean Area. Ornamental cartouche. Prime meridian: Paris.

Reference: Cf LC Maps of North America 1750-1789, 1691 (1762 ed.); Lowery, 552 (1771-1762 ed.)

World Area: West Indies

List No: 2612.076

Page No: No. 34

Series No: 81

Published In: Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre ar plusieurs auteurs. Avec approbation & privilege du Roy. A Paris, Chez Lattre Graveur Ordinaire du Roy, de Mgr. Le Duc d'Orleans et de la Ville Rue St. Jacques No. 20. et Delalain Libraire, rue de la Comedie Francoise. (title page only) Monnet del. 1762. Prevost Sculp.

Publication Author: Lattre, Jean ; Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794

Publication Date: 1791

Publication Reference: Cf. Phillips, 664; National Maritime Museum, 215; British Library. World, col. 384-385 (1762-1785 eds.)

Publication Note: Maps by Bonne, Janvier, & Rizzi Zannoni. Late edition which includes important maps of the United States, British America, and Mexico which do not appear in the earlier editions. Also has an excellent catalogue of Lattre's publications. The first edition of this atlas had 36 maps (see Baskes copy). Maps are with outline hand col. and bound in full brown leather covers embossed with "Atlas Moderne" on the spine.

Publication List No: 2612.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 75

Publication Height cm: 40

Publication Width cm: 30

Image No: 2612076

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