- Title: Terre Suivant La Projection De Mercator
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Author: J. Andriveau-Goujon
- Date: 1842
- Condition: Excellent - Even, overall age toning with a clean, sharply defined centerfold
- Inches: 23 1/4 x 16 3/8 [Image]
- Centimeters: 59.05 x 41.59 [Image]
- Product ID: 308632
This mid-19th-century world map presents the Earth on a Mercator projection, “conforming to the current state of geographical knowledge,” with finely engraved continental outlines, dense toponymy, and delicate hand coloring used to distinguish political boundaries, complemented by an inset polar projection of the Antarctic regions in the lower left corner.
Background on Creator
J. Andriveau-Goujon (1832-1897) was a prominent Parisian mapmaker and publisher active throughout the 19th century, known for producing numerous maps and atlases that often-featured collaboration with leading French cartographers such as Brue and Levasseur. The publishing house, originally formed when Eugène Andriveau married the daughter of Jean Goujon, became renowned for its high-quality publications under the Andriveau-Goujon name, which was used by multiple generations of the family. The firm's offerings were highly regarded until its stock was acquired by M. Barrère in 1892.