Description: Engraving on wove paper. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 92 x 66 cm. The image size is ca. 86.3 x 60.6 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 36.2 x 26 inch. The image size is ca. 34 x 23.9 inch. Antique map, titled: ''Carte Particuliere de la Cote de Norwege […].'' - A chart of the Norwegian coast, from Kristiansand to Fredrikstad. A small part of the Swedish west coast is also shown in the far right. An inset map shows the ''Golfe de Christiania'', Oslofjord. Highly detailed coast lines with numerous places, fjords and islands. A few inland geographical details. Published by the Depot de la Marine, 1812. These type of charts are scarse as they were actually used at sea for navigation.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'E. Collin' after 'Depot de la Marine'. Depot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine (1720 - present), often called the Depot de Marine, was a French hydrographic mapping organization founded in 1720. Much like the U.S. Coast Survey, the British Admiralty, and the Spanish Deposito Hydrografico, the Depot was initiated as a storehouse and distribution center of existing nautical and marine charts. Eventually the Depot initiated its on mapping activities in an attempt to improve and expand upon existing material. Some of the well known hydrograhers / cartographers in the development of Depot were Jacques Nicholas Bellin and Rigobert Bonne. Condition: Good, given age. Loosely attached to (modern cardstock) carrier, will ship w/o carrier. Sheet browned overall, and with vertical brown bands across the image. A few small tears and imperfections in the margins. A crease from the lower margin into the image and a second crease in the top edge beside the middle fold. One tear from the right margin extends a few cms. into the image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Keywords: ANTIQUE MAP-COAST-NORWAY-KRISTIANSAN-FREDRIKSTAD-DEPOT DE LA MARINE (PCO) ZH-378
Price: 458 USD
Location: Overasselt
End Time: 2024-02-29T10:38:09.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Print
Subject: 0
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Year of Production: 1812
Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: Pre-1800
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Print Surface: Paper
