Amér. Sep. Partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne. No. 16.

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Lithograph, hand-colored in outline by Vandermaelen, Phillippe Marie, published 1825 by Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen, Brussels. Image size: 474 by 568mm (18 by 22 inches). A rare example from Vandermaelen's landmark Atlas universel — the first lithographic world atlas. Philippe Marie Guillaume Vandermaelen (1795–1869) was a pioneering Flemish cartographer and geographer, often called the 'Mercator of young Belgium'. Working from Brussels, he produced the groundbreaking Atlas universel (1825–1827), the first world atlas printed by lithography and the first to depict the entire globe at a single uniform scale. The atlas comprised six volumes with approximately 390 maps, representing a revolution in cartographic publishing. In 1830 Vandermaelen founded the Établissement géographique de Bruxelles, which housed Belgium's first lithographic press dedicated to cartography alongside a public library and ethnographic museum. His North American maps from the Atlas universel are prized by collectors for their accuracy, delicate lithographic detail, and their historic role as the first such images of the continent produced by the lithographic process. This antique map of Amér. Sep. Partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne. No. 16 was published in 1825 by Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen, Brussels (474 by 568mm (18 by 22 inches).). It is printed as a lithograph, hand-colored in outline. The map documents the region with careful attention to rivers, settlements, roads, and political boundaries, reflecting the geographical knowledge available at the time of publication and offering an invaluable primary source for historians and collectors of North American antique cartography. In excellent condition.

Vandermaelen, Phillippe Marie – Amér. Sep. Partie de la Nouvelle Bretagne. No. 16 · Antique Map, Lithograph · 474 x 568mm · Phillippe Marie Vandermaelen, Bru...