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Draped cartouche displaying various ancient units for measuring distance.

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Artist

Name:
Le Bas, Jacques-Philippe
Dates:
1707-1783
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:
Metal Engraving
Engraver:
Bourgoin, Pierre
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
Old Book Illustrations

Book

Title:
Histoire ancienne
Author:
Rollin, Charles
Publisher:
Paris: 1738-1740

Description:

Cartouche made to look like a drape hanging around scales of ancient units for measuring distance.

The cartographer for this series of maps was Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville. Jacques-Philippe Le Bas seems to have been consistently responsible for the artwork, although his name doesn’t appear on every map. The publication date we mention is that which appears in the cartouche (i.e. not necessarily the publication date of the book the map refers to: we don’t know if the maps were included with the books or published separately).

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