Title: “Isles, caps et ports de mer de l’Amerique” Description: Decorative copperplate map showing Western Hemisphere – North and South America’s continents. The map itself presents very little inland detail and the western coast of North America is not delineated and noted as Parts Unknown (Pays inconnu). There is good detail of the coastline along both continents naming places such as Long Island, Charles Town and Cape Horn. The map comes from Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet atlas “Geographie moderne avec une introduction…”, published in Paris ca. 1780. Cartographer: Jean Baptiste Louis Clouet (1729 – 1790) Sheet size: 58,0 x 40,2 cm Year: ca. 1780 Technique: copper engraving Condition: Good condition. Original contemporary coloring. Watermarked paper. Lower marginal middle fold separation, does not touches the picture. Original centerfold and platemark visible. Blank on verso. This is an original antique map published ca. 1780 and NOT a modern copy or reprint On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
