1806, Mentelle et Chanlaire, Allemagne, Confédération du Rhin, Germany, Deutschland, Rheinbund, carte ancienne, antiquarian map.
Map of Germany, showing the Confederation of the Rhine as well as the new possessions of the princes making it up according to the treaty of 12 July 1806 and including the Kingdom of Holland and Switzerland. 3 sheets (of 9), showing the south-west, south and south-east parts. Paris, by the authors Mentelle and Chanlaire. From L'Atlas Universel by Mentelle and Chanlaire.
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Condition : good, faint traces of central folding, some staining and minor browning to margins, first leaf with minor tears to side margin.
Illustrator/geographer : Edme Mentelle and Pierre Gilles Chanlaire.
Format : 123 x 32 cm (152 x 50 cm) on 3 sheets joined together.
Colour : hand-coloured (old).
Publisher / engraver : Paris, Pierre Gilles Chanlaire and Edme Mentelle.
Date : 1806.
Magnificent rare detailed map engraved in large format with wide margins, hand-coloured.Southern part of the Confederation of the Rhine in beautiful period colours and on strong paper.
The Confederation of the Rhine (German: Rheinbund), officially the Confederate States of the Rhine, was the confederation of satellite states of the French Empire between 1806 and 1813, formed by Napoleon I following his victory over Austria and Russia at Austerlitz.
| Condition | Used - Good |
|---|---|
| Language | France |
| Illustrated | No |
| Publication Date | Jan 1, 1806 |
| Century | 19th Century |
| Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Mentelle Edme et Pierre Gilles Chanlaire |
| Editor | Mentelle Edme et Pierre Gilles Chanlaire |
| First edition | No |
| Signed edition | No |
| Signed binding | No |
| Armorial binding | No |
| Size | 152 x 50 cm |