Amèr. Sep. Partie des Ètats Unis. No. 57

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Lithograph, hand-colored in outline by Vandermaelen, Phillippe Marie, published 1827 by Brussels. Image size: 502 by 492mm (19 by 19 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 Amèr. Sep. Partie des Ètats Unis. No. 57 was published in 1827 by Brussels (502 by 492mm (19 by 19 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 – Amèr. Sep. Partie des Ètats Unis. No. 57 · Antique Map, Lithograph · 502 x 492mm · Brussels 1827