1730 Delisle and Covens & Mortier Foundation Antique Map of North America Papua New Guinea In pursuance of his schemes

In pursuance of his schemes for the relief of famines he issued orders that each pao (village) should prepare a map which would show the fields and mountains

simplicity and taste in composition

was extremely prolific and innovative

He was probably the most important Italian map publisher of the late eighteenth century and is responsible for a large number of atlases and single maps of considerable aesthetic and scientific merit

The English term Barbary (and its European varieties: Barbaria

1730 Delisle and Covens & Mortier Foundation Antique Map of North America Papua New Guinea In pursuance of his schemesTitle : L Amerique Septentrionale dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. De L Academie Royale des Sciences & quelques autres & sur les Memoires les plus recens Par G De L Isle A. Amsterdam Chez I Covens & C Mortier Avec Privilege. Ref #: 93501 1 Size: 25 1 2in x 21 1 2in (650mm x 540mm) Date : 1700 (1730) Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This is without doubt one of the most important foundation maps, of North America, published in the early