Edward Quin
A.D. 1811. Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1830 c.
14 x 19 in
35 x 48 cm
35 x 48 cm
WLD4757
An unusual aquatint map showing how much of the world was explored or settled by Europeans in the year 1811, at the height of the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte....
An unusual aquatint map showing how much of the world was explored or settled by Europeans in the year 1811, at the height of the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte. Part of a series of nineteen maps by Edward Quin cartographically tracking the discovery of the known World by the West from creation - “the deluge”, to 1828.
Edward Quin (1794-1828) studied law at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1823. He had an amateur interest in history and first published 'An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D.' in 1828.
Original colour.
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Edward Quin (1794-1828) studied law at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1823. He had an amateur interest in history and first published 'An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D.' in 1828.
Original colour.
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