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This highly detailed bird's-eye view city plan depicts the layout of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The map illustrates the structured, early urban development of the city along the coast of the famous bay, showing individual city blocks, major fortifications, and key religious and civic buildings. The foreground is dominated by the harbor, featuring large sailing ships and smaller boats, which emphasizes the city's strategic role as a colonial port and trading center in South America. The border includes a decorative ribbon and cartouche. The print is&nbsp; a plate from the monumental travel and geography compilation, Histoire Générale des Voyages, a multi-volume encyclopedia edited by Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (Abbé Prévost). The work systematically compiled travel narratives, city plans, and geographical data from around the globe, providing European readers with a comprehensive record of both American and global trade hubs. Artist or Maker: Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles Dimensions:&nbsp; Approximately 26 cm × 19 cm Medium: Engraving Date: Circa 1754 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (1697–1763) – Map of Brazil - Plan of the City of Rio de Janeiro / Ville de Rio – City Plan (Circa 1754)

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This engraving is a highly detailed astronomical and geographical diagram illustrating the celestial sphere divided into two hemispheres. The central composition features two large circular planispheres, representing the Celestial Globe in Two Planes (Le Globe en Deux Plans), which map out the constellations of the Northern and Southern Celestial Hemispheres. The surrounding margins are filled with smaller, instructional diagrams and circular maps that explain concepts such as the Oblique Sphere (Sphere oblique), the Parallel Sphere (Sphere parallèle), and the polar projections of the Earth. The use of hand-colouring highlights the landmasses and certain celestial bodies. Georges-Louis Le Rouge was a German-born French military engineer and cartographer who served as the Geographical Engineer to the King (Ingénieur Géographe du Roi). Active in Paris from the 1740s, he specialized in compiling and publishing highly detailed maps and atlases. This educational plate would have been featured in the introductory sections of his geographical compilations, such as the Nouvel Atlas Portatif (1748) or the Introduction à la Géographie (1756). Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Le Rouge Dimensions: Approximately 33 × 26 cm Medium: Engraving, Hand-Coloured Date: Circa 1748–1756 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.

Georges-Louis Le Rouge (c. 1712–c. 1790) – Celestial Globe in Two Hemispheres (Le Globe Céleste en Deux Plans) – Engraving, Hand-Coloured (Circa 1748–1756)

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This map is a geographical chart detailing Poland, known as La Pologne, which, at the time, encompassed the vast territory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The map displays the kingdom's historical and political boundaries, with internal divisions labeled Grande Pologne (Greater Poland) and Petite Pologne (Lesser Poland). It also depicts surrounding regions, including the Black Sea (Mer Noire) and parts of Sweden (Suede) and Hungary (Hongrie). The boundaries are highlighted with contemporary outline hand-colouring. The cartouche confirms the publication details: A Paris. Chez Le Rouge. Georges-Louis Le Rouge was a German-born French military engineer and cartographer who served as the Geographical Engineer to the King (Ingénieur Géographe du Roi). Active in Paris from the 1740s, he specialized in compiling and publishing highly detailed maps and atlases, often incorporating the latest geographical knowledge into works such as the Nouvel Atlas Portatif (1748) and the Introduction à la Géographie (1756). Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Le Rouge Dimensions: Approximately 30 × 22 cm Medium: Engraving, Hand-Coloured Date: Circa 1748–1756 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.

Georges-Louis Le Rouge (c. 1712–c. 1790) – Map of Poland / La Pologne  – Engraving, Hand-Coloured (Circa 1748–1756)

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This map is a detailed geographical chart of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (Holland), encompassing the entire region. The title, LA HOLLANDE ou les PROVINCES UNIES, is framed in a decorative cartouche, and the map shows the political boundaries, major cities (including Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Rotterdam), and waterways, with the surrounding body of water labeled MER D'ALLEMAGNE (German Sea). The map is ornamented with a prominent vignette of a large sailing ship and a compass rose. The political divisions of the provinces are highlighted with contemporary outline hand-colouring. Georges-Louis Le Rouge was a German-born French military engineer and cartographer who served as the Geographical Engineer to the King (Ingénieur Géographe du Roi). Active in Paris from the 1740s, he specialized in compiling and publishing highly detailed maps and atlases, often incorporating the latest geographical knowledge into works such as the Nouvel Atlas Portatif (1748) and the Introduction à la Géographie (1756). Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Le Rouge Dimensions: Approximately 33 × 26 cm Medium: Engraving, Hand-Coloured Date: Circa 1748–1756 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.

Georges-Louis Le Rouge (c. 1712–c. 1790) – Map of Holland / La Hollande ou les Provinces Unies – Engraving, Hand-Coloured (Circa 1748–1756)

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This map is a geographical plan of the Caribbean island of Martinique, a French overseas department. The title, ISLE DE LA MARTINIQUE, is located in the lower left corner. The map provides extensive detail on the island's topography, marking mountains, bays, coves, coastal defenses, and settlements. The surrounding sea is prominently labeled MER DU NORD (North Sea). This detailed plan of a French colonial possession was typically included in atlases intended to document global geography or French territorial holdings. Georges-Louis Le Rouge was a German-born French military engineer and cartographer who served as the Geographical Engineer to the King (Ingénieur Géographe du Roi). Active in Paris from the 1740s, he specialized in compiling and publishing highly detailed maps and atlases, often incorporating the latest geographical knowledge into works such as the Nouvel Atlas Portatif (1748) and the Introduction à la Géographie (1756). Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Le Rouge Dimensions: Approximately 26 × 33 cm Medium: Engraving Date: Circa 1748–1756 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.

Georges-Louis Le Rouge (c. 1712–c. 1790) – Map of France - the Island of Martinique / Isle de la Martinique – Engraving (Circa 1748–1756)

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This engraving is a highly detailed antique map providing a bird's-eye plan of the city of Valenciennes, France. The plan illustrates the city's street network, fortifications, and surrounding landscape, with the Scheldt River passing through the center. The town is identified at the top as VALECIENNE and in the lower cartouche with a Latin description noting its former importance as an elegant city in Flanders. The cartouche is further decorated with two coats of arms in the upper corners and a small scale. This map served as a key topographical illustration for historical and geographical works on the Low Countries. Ludovico Guicciardini was an Italian merchant, diplomat, and historian. He is most famous for authoring the Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi (Description of all the Low Countries), first published in 1567. This comprehensive work, which covered all provinces of the Low Countries (including parts of what is now northern France), was widely reprinted throughout the 17th century by various publishers and relied heavily on detailed engraved city plans and maps such as this one. Artist or Maker: Ludovico Guicciardini Dimensions: Approximately 26 × 33 cm Medium: Engraving Date: Circa 1625–1648 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.

Ludovico Guicciardini (1521–1589) – Map of France - Valenciennes / Valencena – Engraving (Circa 1625–1648)

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This engraving is a precise bird's-eye plan of the fortified coastal city of Ostend, Belgium. The map focuses on the complex, modern fortifications characterized by sharp, angled bastions designed for defense, with the sea visible to the left. The internal street network, buildings, and a harbor are clearly delineated within the defensive walls. The cartouche in the lower right corner features Latin text describing the city as being of "wonderful beauty" (Mirae Pulchritudinis) and mentions its recovery or rebuilding in the years of the Kingdom of Naples (Naples annis), a reference to the city's strategic importance during the Eighty Years' War. This plate is a key topographical illustration from an edition of Guicciardini's geographical work. Ludovico Guicciardini was an Italian merchant, diplomat, and historian. He is most famous for authoring the Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi (Description of all the Low Countries), first published in 1567. This comprehensive work, which covered all provinces of the Low Countries (including parts of what is now northern France and Belgium), was widely reprinted throughout the 17th century by various publishers and relied heavily on detailed engraved city plans and maps such as this one. Artist or Maker: Ludovico Guicciardini Dimensions: Approximately 26 × 33 cm Medium: Engraving Date: Circa 1625–1648 Condition Report:This work is in good condition overall. There may be a few minor imperfections or fox or mottled marks to be expected with age. Please review the images carefully for condition details, and feel free to contact us with any questions or for a comprehensive condition report.