Antiquarian Maps

DESCRIPTION du GLOBE TERRESTRE, assujettie aux Observations Astronomiques Par le Sr. Janvier, Geographe Map of the world: Published in Venice by Francois Santini, Circa 1775. A current working map of the world. California is not an island anymore. Delineation between New Holland (Australia) and New Guinea is not yet determined. The coastlines of North and South America have some place names but inland, the map is almost bare. The map tracks many known sea explorations, like Admiral Anson's in 1743, and Magellan's in 1520. Robert Janvier was a French cartographer who worked in Paris from about 1746. His maps were usually inscribed: "Le Sieur Janvier." In addition to work published under his own name by Jean Lattre in Bordeuax and C.F. Delamarche in Paris, he collaborated with other cartographers and publishers in producing a number of maps, many of which were used in general atlases by William Fadan, P. Santini and others.

Janvier, Circa 1775 Click image for larger view.