Sea chart of the environs of the Croatian city of Sebenik
BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRÉ, Charles François.
Plan des Environs de Sebenico. Levé en 1806.
Paris: Dépôt-général de la Marine, 1821. Coloured. 920 x 620mm.
Two small repaired tears.
A large and detailed chart of the environs of Sebenik.
Beautemps-Beaupre is regarded as the father of modern French hydrography. He was the hydrographer to the expedition.to find La Perouse in the early 1790s, returning to France in 1796 when he was appointed Chief Engineer to the Hydrographic Office. This chart is one of a series of charts of the Adriatic that he surveyed on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Sea chart of the environs of the Croatian city of Sebenik
BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRÉ, Charles François.
Plan des Environs de Sebenico. Levé en 1806.
Paris: Dépôt-général de la Marine, 1821. Coloured. 920 x 620mm.
Two small repaired tears.
A large and detailed chart of the environs of Sebenik.
Beautemps-Beaupre is regarded as the father of modern French hydrography. He was the hydrographer to the expedition.to find La Perouse in the early 1790s, returning to France in 1796 when he was appointed Chief Engineer to the Hydrographic Office. This chart is one of a series of charts of the Adriatic that he surveyed on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Stock ID : 10048
SOLD
To see similar items click here
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