HISPANIOLA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & HAITI) 1840 GRIWTONN & DIEN SCARCE ANTIQUE MAP

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HISPANIOLA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & HAITI) 1840 GRIWTONN & DIEN SCARCE ANTIQUE MAP
HISPANIOLA (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & HAITI) 1840 GRIWTONN & DIEN SCARCE ANTIQUE MAP
Description
Carte de L'Isle de St. Domingue. P.L. Griwtonn Ing. A Paris Chez Charles Dien.
Description:
Striking and highly detailed
fine unusual 1850 Charles Dien edition of the P. L. Griwtonn's
rare separately issued copper engraved map of Santa Domingo, with a 3 column note at the bottom of the map.
The map of the island of Hispaniola, or Saint Domingue, contains present-day Haiti and the Domincan Republic. Cartographic elements include some topographical detail, sea banks, scales, and location of roads and boundary between Spanish and French Hispaniola. Includes a ship and parts of Cuba and Puerto Rico. Text at bottom describes physical and political conditions of the island.
The Dutch cartographer, P. L. Griwtonn, included a detailed description of the Spanish and French portions of Hispaniola, a division formalized by the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697
.
Date:
1850 ( undated )
Dimension:
Paper size approx.:
cm 79,1 x 56,3
Condition:
Very strong and dark impression on g00d paper. Paper with chains. Map old original colored. Wide margins.
Corners partially missing. Small foxing and browning. Small waterstains. Map folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images
.
Cartographer:
Charles Dien (1809 - 1870) was a French cartographer, astronomer, and globe maker associated with the observatory of Paris. Dien also helped to improve the construction of globes and spheres. He was also a noted author of books and manuals concerning the use of scientific instruments and was a frequent collaborator with Félix Delamarche.
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