Henri Liebaux and Guillaume De L'Isle - 1706 Engraving Map Of The Moscovites

Description

A early 18th Century map showing a section of Muscovite Russia. This is the lower half of the complete original map, finished with hand colouring. The artist's names are engraved in plate at the lower left underneath the scale bar. On laid.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. The original plate lines are in tact. There is a crease down the centre from being folded in storage.

Size

54 x 75.5cm (21.3" x 29.7")

Artist Biography

At 27, Delisle was admitted into the French Académie Royale des Sciences, an institution financed by the French state. After that date, he signed his maps with the title of "Géographe de l’Académie". Five years later, he moved to the Quai de l’Horloge in Paris, a true publishing hub where his business prospered. Delisle's progress culminated in 1718 when he received the title of Premier Géographe du Roi.
After Guillaume Delisle's death in 1726, his widow tried to preserve the workshop and protect the family. She appealed to the king with the help of the abbot Bignon, the king's librarian and president of the academies. By that time, Guillaume's brothers Joseph-Nicolas and Louis had already left France to serve Peter the Great in Russia. The youngest Delisle, Simon Claude, lacked practical knowledge in cartography; he asked for the king's help in finding him an associate. The Delisle workshop was bequeathed to Philippe Buache