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Object Type
print
Museum number
1895,1031.245
Title
Object:
Carte géometrique du Haut Dauphiné
Description
Frontispiece to a map of Haut Dauphiné: mountainous landscape with river divinities leaning on vases pouring water, gathered around a large stela bearing the title; in front of the stela, a seated female figure holding a pair of compasses; beside her, on the left a putto with a pencil holder, and another looking through a surveyor's telescope. 1758 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Noël Le Mire
After:
Gravelot
School/style
French
Production date
1758
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
462 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
614 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Annotation in pencil on the mount: 'see BL Maps 15550 (22)'.
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(154)
(LEmire)
Hédou 1875 / Noël Le Mire et son oeuvre
(not described)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
map/plan
Associated places
Associated with:
Dauphiné
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1895
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1895,1031.245