2020-07 2 sessions
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Map of the United States of American and the Grand Antilles from "Atlas Classique et Universal" by famed French cartographer Pierre Lapie (1777-1850) published in Paris in 1812, 1pp. folio. Professional hand-colored in period inks. Shows the Mississippi Territory with the location of many Indian tribes. Fine condition. Pierre M. Lapie was a French cartographer and engraver. He was the father of cartographer Alexandre Emile Lapie. Lapie was a Colonel in the French army, where he worked in the corps of topographical engineers. Lapie worked closely with his son and published works together and individually. The work of Lapie and his son was influential on German commercial map makers in the 19th century. Works by Lapie are held in the collection of the Library of Congress.
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