Carte Géographique, Statistique et Historique du Rhode-Island.

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Copper Engraving, hand-colored in outline by Buchon, Jean Alexandre, published 1825 by J. Carez, Paris. Image size: 287 by 210mm (11 by 8 inches). A detailed map from Buchon's 1825 Atlas géographique, the French edition of Carey & Lea's celebrated American atlas. Jean Alexandre Buchon (1791–1846) was a French historian and geographer who produced the influential Atlas géographique, statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Amériques et des îles adjacentes (1825), published in Paris by J. Carez. This atlas was the French edition of the celebrated Carey & Lea atlas of the United States. Each map was surrounded by letterpress text describing the economic, political, geographical, and historical statistics of the depicted region in French, making it an extraordinary reference work for European readers at the dawn of the Americas' independence era. The maps were engraved in Paris to the highest standards of the day and remain important primary documents for the study of early 19th-century American geography as understood by European scholars. Fine engraved map of the state of Rhode Island showing various rivers, trails, streets, villages and small place names. Rhode Island is divided up into its counties in original wash hand color. The map is surrounded by descriptive text on Rhode Island providing information on the climate, the rivers, cities and its history. A nice and decorative map of the state of Rhode Island. In very good condition. At the top a minor marginal water stain, but not affecting the image of the map. At the top of the upper centre fold a minor abrasion.

Buchon, Jean Alexandre – Carte Géographique, Statistique et Historique du Rhode-... · Antique Map, Copper Engraving · 287 x 210mm · J. Carez, Paris 1825