. English: A beautiful example of Covens & Mortier’s 1742 map of the French colony of Martinique in the West Indies. Depicts the Island of Martinique divided into three sections, two in the south and one in the north. Includes both political and topographical information. Beautifully hand colored. Based upon the work of Guillaume DE L'ISLE (1675-1726) and Phillippe BUACHE (1700-1773). Prepared for the 1742 issue of Covens and Mortier’s Atlas Nouveau . Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique, colonie francoise de l'une des Isles Antilles de l'Amerique. Dressee sur des plans manuscrits entr'autres su
. English: A beautiful example of Covens & Mortier’s 1742 map of the French colony of Martinique in the West Indies. Depicts the Island of Martinique divided into three sections, two in the south and one in the north. Includes both political and topographical information. Beautifully hand colored. Based upon the work of Guillaume DE L'ISLE (1675-1726) and Phillippe BUACHE (1700-1773). Prepared for the 1742 issue of Covens and Mortier’s Atlas Nouveau . Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique, colonie francoise de l'une des Isles Antilles de l'Amerique. Dressee sur des plans manuscrits entr'autres sur celui de Mr. Houel, Ingenieur du Roy, assujetis a des observations astonomiques et concilies avec des memoires particuliers de feu Mr. Guill. Delisle, Premier Geographe de S. Majeste de l'Academie des Sciences. Et presentee a Monseigneur le Comte de Maurepas, Secretaire d'Etat ayant le departement de la Marine par ... Philippe Buache de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Gendre du dit Sr. Delisle. A Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier, circa 1742(undated). 1742 Covens and Mortier Map of Martinique - Geographicus - Martinique-covensmortier-1742
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