Amer. Sep. Grand Lac De L'Esclave No. 15.

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Lithograph, hand-colored in outline by Vandermaelen, Phillippe Marie, published 1825 by Brussels. Image size: 478 by 558mm (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. Large and high detailed map of the region of the Mac Kenzie River and Grand Slave Lake. The map was published in Vandermaelen's 6 volumes atlas and is impressive with its many details of small place names, rivers, lakes and mountains. Further on the map shows several Forts: Ft. Providence, Resolution and l'Esclave. The map also shows local Indian Tribes (Chippeways, Castors, Athnahs and the Esquimaux). The eastern part of the map is highly detailed on various rivers and portages North of Slave Lake. In very good condition. The lower centre of the map slightly browned.

Vandermaelen, Phillippe Marie – Amer. Sep. Grand Lac De L'Esclave No. 15 · Antique Map, Lithograph · 478 x 558mm · Brussels 1825