1806, Tardieu, Royaume de Portugal, carte ancienne, antiquarian map.

Condition : good, faint trace of central fold, minor stains and faint traces of moisture to the margins. A good copy.
Illustrator / geographer : engraved by Pierre François Tardieu.
Format : 42 x 32 cm (65 x 50 cm).
Colour : hand-coloured (antique).
Publisher / engraver : Paris, Pierre Gilles Chanlaire et Edme Mentelle.
Date : 1806.

Beautiful engraved double-page map with large margins, hand-coloured.

Pierre François Tardieu (1711 - 1771) belonged to a family of cartographers and engravers in the mid-to-late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a highly regarded map engraver during his lifetime, enjoying the patronage of Alexander von Humboldt and the respect of his colleagues. He engraved a number of maps of the Americas, including Virginia and the south-east coast, Canada and the north-east of the United States, as well as several maps of European and American cities.