Carte Géographique, Statisique et Historique de New-Hampshire.

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Copper Engraving, hand-colored in outline by Buache, Jean Alexandre, published 1825 by J. Carez, Paris. Image size: 443 by 608mm (17 by 24 inches). Jean-Nicolas Buache (1741–1825) was a French cartographer and geographer who succeeded his uncle Philippe Buache as First Geographer to the King of France. He produced maps and atlases in Paris in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, incorporating the latest discoveries from French and international expeditions. His geographical atlas of New Hampshire represents an early French cartographic record of the American states in the post-revolutionary period, published at a time of intense European interest in the newly independent United States. This antique map of Carte Géographique, Statisique et Historique de New-Hampshir was published in 1825 by J. Carez, Paris (443 by 608mm (17 by 24 inches).). It is printed as a copper engraving, 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.

Buache, Jean Alexandre – Carte Géographique, Statisique et Historique de New-Ham... · Antique Map, Copper Engraving · 443 x 608mm · J. Carez, Paris 1825