Louis Charles Desnos and Claude Buy de Mornas

Division Astronomique de la Terre (Astronomical Division of the Earth)

Louis Charles Desnos's and Claude Buy de Mornas's "Division Astronomique de la Terre" (Astronomical Division of the Earth) is an original eighteenth century engraving published in Paris in 1761. It represents one of a series of ornate maps and charts examining both terrestrial and celestial elements. "Division Astronomique de la Terre deals" specifically with the lines, points and circles of the Earth. Included are the Arctic and Antarctic poles and circles, the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Equator, the Meridian and the line of the Sun's Ecliptic ("Eclyptique"). This hand-colored engraving is a fine, original example of the 18th century map making skills by the French publishers, Claude Buy de Mornas and Louis-Charles Desnos.

Original Hand-Colored Engraving Published by Louis Charles Desnos and Claude Buy de Mornas.

Astronomical Division of the Earth Original Engraving by Louis Charles Desnos

Division Astronomique de la Terre (Astronomical Division of the Earth)

View other Original Engravings Published for the 'Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Geographie et d'Histoire'.

Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Geographie et d'Histoire
#	Image	Title & Artist	English Translation	Medium	Date	Publisher
01-		La Manniere de Reconnoitre les Principales Etoiles dans le Ciel by Louis Charles Desnos & Claude Buy de Mornas	The Manner of Recognizing the Principal Stars in the Sky	Original Hand-Colored Engraving	1768	Louis Charles Desnos & Claude Buy de Mornas, Paris
02.-		Division Astronomique de la Terre by Louis Charles Desnos & Claude Buy de Mornas	Astronomical Division of the Earth	Original Hand-Colored Engraving	1761	Louis Charles Desnos & Claude Buy de Mornas, Paris

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Title:	Division Astronomique de la Terre (Astronomical Division of the Earth)
Pubishers:	Louis Charles Desnos & Claude Buy de Mornas, Paris
Date:	1761
Medium:	Original Hand-Colored Engraving
Source:	Atlas Methodique et Elementaire de Geographie et d'Histoire
Note:	Louis Charles Desnos and Claude Buy de Mornas: During the second half of the eighteenth century Paris became the map making center of the world. Two of its most important contributors were L. C. Desnos and Claude Buy de Mornas. Louis-Charles Desnos (France, 1725 - 1805) was both a globe maker and publisher of maps. In the former capacity he was appointed globe maker to the King of Denmark but spent most of his life working in Paris. Besides this map, which was published in "Atlas Methodique et Elementaire", L.C. Desnos also published the maps for "Routes des Postes" (1761), "Nouvel Atlas d'Angleterre" (1767) and "Atlas General" (1786).
	Claude Buy de Mornas (died, 1783) was both the publisher and author of the text for "Atlas Methodique et Elementaire". He also served as Geographer to King Louis XVI and the Duc de Berry. Both Louis-Charles Desnos and Claude Buy de Mornas ran their Paris establishments from the Rue St. Jacques.
	In general these decorative, double-page maps dealt with a wide range of subjects such as, the Sun, the stars, the solar system, eclipses, seasons, climates and both terrestrial and celestial coordinates. Each map contains a central image with flanking columns of text and elaborate borders framing all. The hand-coloring dates from the time of publication.
	These original engraved maps are important not only for the subject each represents, but they also demonstrate how strongly the disciplines of geography and astronomy were allied in the eighteenth century. "Division Astronomique de la Terre" deals specifically with the lines, points and circles of the Earth. Included are the Arctic and Antarctic poles and circles, the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Equator, the Meridian and the line of the Sun's Ecliptic ("Eclyptique") Explanatory text is found on the side columns. England's National Maritime Museum includes seventeen examples of these L. C. Desnos and Buy de Mornas maps in its permanent collection. They can be seen at their web site, www.nmm.ac.uk. Below is a closup of the central image for "Division Astronomique de la Terre" (Astronomical Division of the Earth).

Size:	14 1/2 X 20 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Buy Now	Price: $465.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in Paris in 1761. Containing slight water staining in the upper left corner (well removed from the actual image), else a strongly printed impression with fine, unfaded colors and in excellent condition throughout. Containing the double-page vertical fold, as always. Altogether "Division Astronomique de la Terre" (Astronomical Division of the Earth) represents a prime original example of the 18th century map making skills of Claude Buy de Mornas and Louis-Charles Desnos.
Subject:	Claude Buy de Mornas and Louis-Charles Desnos, Division "Astronomique de la Terre" (Astronomical Division of the Earth), Atlas Methodique et Elementaire, lines, points and circles of the Earth, Arctic and Antarctic poles and circles, the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Equator, the Meridian and the line of the Sun's Ecliptic, a globe maker and publisher of maps, eighteenth century Paris map making.
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