Indes Occidentales
| Reference: | S45296 |
| Author | Jean-Nicolas Buache |
| Year: | 1804 |
| Zone: | West Indies |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 280 x 230 mm |
€125.00
| Reference: | S45296 |
| Author | Jean-Nicolas Buache |
| Year: | 1804 |
| Zone: | West Indies |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 280 x 230 mm |
€125.00
Description
Map taken from Géographie moderne, rédigée sur un nouveau plan, ou Description historique, politique, civile et naturelle des empires, royaumes, Etats et leurs colonies...: renfermant la concordance des principaux points de la géographie ancienne et du moyen âge, avec la géographie modern French translation of John Pinkerton's treatise on Geography, published in Paris in 1804.
The maps are elaborated by Jean-Nicolas Buache on those drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith for the English edition of Pinkerton's treatise.
Jean-Nicolas Buache de La Neuville was a French hydrographer and geographer active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Director of the Dépôt des Cartes de la Marine, he was the last to hold the title "first geographer to the king." Elected a member of the Academy of Sciences in 1770, he was commissioned by Louis XVI to draw up maps of the bailiwicks of the kingdom of France in 1788. J. N. Buache was an ardent supporter of the radical cartographic ideas of his uncle, Phillip Buache, regarding the hypothesized existence of a "northwest passage." Like Phillip, Jean Nicholas believed that theoretical cartography, that is, the application of geographical theories, could fill in the empty places on the globe before actual explorers went there.
Etching with beautiful contemporary coloring, in excellent condition.
Jean-Nicolas Buache (Parigi 1741 - 1825)
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Jean-Nicolas Buache de La Neuville (1741 - 1825) was a French Hydrographer and Geographer active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is a nephew of the well known theoretical cartographer Phillip Buache. Like Phillip and De L'Isle, with whom his was also related, J. N. Buache held the position of Premier Geographe du Roi. J. N. Buache was an ardent supporter of his uncle, Phillip Buache's, radical cartographic ideas regarding the speculated existence of a "northwest passage". Like Phillip, Jean Nicholas believed that theoretical cartography, that is, applying geographical theories could fill in the blank places on the globe before actual explorers traveled there. While this approach did yield occasional minor success, it is the spectacular misjudgments, such as speculation on the Northwest Passage, for which it is best known. Nonetheless, Jean Nicholas had a distinguished career as a well respected cartographer both in France and abroad. He published a large corpus of maps in addition to various theoretical treatises on cartography and geography.
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Jean-Nicolas Buache (Parigi 1741 - 1825)
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Jean-Nicolas Buache de La Neuville (1741 - 1825) was a French Hydrographer and Geographer active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is a nephew of the well known theoretical cartographer Phillip Buache. Like Phillip and De L'Isle, with whom his was also related, J. N. Buache held the position of Premier Geographe du Roi. J. N. Buache was an ardent supporter of his uncle, Phillip Buache's, radical cartographic ideas regarding the speculated existence of a "northwest passage". Like Phillip, Jean Nicholas believed that theoretical cartography, that is, applying geographical theories could fill in the blank places on the globe before actual explorers traveled there. While this approach did yield occasional minor success, it is the spectacular misjudgments, such as speculation on the Northwest Passage, for which it is best known. Nonetheless, Jean Nicholas had a distinguished career as a well respected cartographer both in France and abroad. He published a large corpus of maps in addition to various theoretical treatises on cartography and geography.
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