1841 Dated Map Spain Portugal Andorra Basque Country
1841 Dated Map of Spain, Portugal, and Andorra
by Lapie/Tardieu
Carte de la Peninsule Comprenant l'Espagne et le Portugal,
Dressee par M. Lapie,
Colonel et M. Lapie fils, Capit. d'Etat Major. Paris, 1841. Chez
P.C. Lehuby, Rue de Seine, No. 53.
Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne et Moderne, Précéde
d'un Abrégé
de Géographie Physique et Historique
Par M. Lapie, Colonel au Corps Royal d'État-Major,
Ancien Directeur du Cabinet Topographique
et Premier Géograpge du Roi, Chef de la Section
Topographique du Ministère de la Guerre, Chevalier de Saint-Louis,
Officier de la Légion-d'Honneur et Commandeur de L'Ordre Grec du
Sauveur;
et M. Lapie Fils, Captaine au Corps Royal d'État-Major, Ancien
eleve de l'Ecole Polytechnique,
Chevalier de la Légion-d'Honneur
Paris, Libraire-Éditeur, Rue de Seine Saint-Germain, No. 55
1841
Shows the Balearic Islands, Gibraltar, Basque Country/Biscay, the Pyrenees
Double Page Folio Map. Outline Hand Color. Four Informative Pages in French
This map comes from the Atlas Universel de Géographie Ancienne et
Moderne...
by Colonel Pierre Lapie (1779-1850) and his son Alexandre Emile Lapie
(1809-1850)
who worked on maps with his father, and was a Captain in the same Guards
Division as his father.
From around 1820 Pierre Lapie was First Geographer to the King of
France, Chief of the Topographic Section of the War Office, military
cartographer, and publisher. In 1829, with Alexandre Emile, Pierre
issued Atlas Universel... , which was
reissued in 1837, 1841, and later.
The map was engraved in 1838
by Pierre Tardieu, a foremost French 19th century engraver.
Plate No. 24.
Upper left: Atlas Universel.
Lower left: Grave par Pierre Tardieu. Lower right:
Imprime par E. Kaeppelin et Cie
This authentic double-page folio
map of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands
shows detail of the interior and coastal line, including states,
provinces, cities, towns, roads,
rivers, and mountans. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Paris.
The map depicts:
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Spain divided into provinces
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Portugal divided into provinces
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The Principality of Andorra.
After Henry of Navarre became King Henry IV of France, he issued an
edict (1607) that established the head of the French state and the
Bishop of Urgell as co-princes of Andorra.
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Llivia is marked. This is an enclave of Spanish territory in the French
ddpartement of Pyrénées-Orientales, administratively part of the Spanish
Catalan province of Gerona. In 1659, by the Treaty
of the Pyrenees, 33 Cerdagne villages were ceded to France, and the
political enclave was created with a neutral road across French
territory to Puigcerda, a Spanish fortified town. Notorious during the
17th and 18th centuries as a smuggling centre.
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The Balearic Islands. Ibiza is called I. Ivice.
Four
large bonus pages (49-52) from the atlas are included. They contain
interesting information (in French) on:
- Royaume d'Espagne (p. 49-50). Contains the table of provinces
with statistical data.
Basque Country provincias of northern Spain are listed:
Guipuzcoa (Guipuscoa), Alava, Vizcaya (Biscay), and Navarra, together with
San Sebastian (San-Sebastien, pop. 9,000) and Pamplona (pop. 15,000).
- Royaume de Portugal (p. 50-51). Contains the table of provinces
with statistical data.
- Republique d'Andorre (p. 51, top, see picture).
- Royaume Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande
(Great Britain and Ireland, p. 51-52). Contains the table of provinces
with statistical data. The table includes Gibraltar and Malta.
There are most interesting data on geography, history,
annual revenue, army, and population.
The map is a magnificent document and a treat for history buffs.
See pictures
for more details; click image to view larger version.
The map is 15.6 x 21.5 inches
printed on 19.9 x 26.3 inches sheet of strong paper. One
centerfold, as issued. Hand colored outline.
The condition is
good. Imperfections: faint water stains, mainly in margins.
The additional pages have dimensions 13.3 x 19.8 inches.
Will look great with a mat and
frame.
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