Pilote de Terre-Neuve
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, c. 1882. Edition: Signed by the author, a presentation piece, Binding: Contemporary crimson half morocco, matching marbled boards with gilt rules. Spine in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt rules and decorations on 1,3,4,5, and 6. Gilt text on 2. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Notes: Text is in French. Atlas volume only. This is a series of highly detailed maps of Newfoundland by French Rear Admiral Georges-Charles Cloué during the mid 19th century. The maps serve as “pilot guides”; maps to help sailors navigate the waters around the island. Cloué (1817-1889) was not only a Naval Officer but also a colonial administrator and politician over the course of his life. As Rear Admiral he participated during the French intervention in Mexico and then, in 1871, he became the Governor of Martinique. , Size: Large Folio (680x520mm)., Illustration: Illustrated with 41 maps (12 double page and 29 single page). The quarto text volume not available here., Provenance: This book was a gift from Cloué to the Manitoban Minister of Agriculture, and former Premier of Manitoba, Marc-Amable Girard and is signed in his own pen with the note “Offert a Mousieur Girard, Ministre de l’Agriculture et du Commerce, Député, pour m, References: O’Dea, 747, Category: Book Atlas & Cartography; Book Canada. A fine example of this signed, scarce work. Maps are crisp and clear. Item #B5257
Edition: Signed by the author, a presentation piece, Binding: Contemporary crimson half morocco, matching marbled boards with gilt rules. Spine in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt rules and decorations on 1,3,4,5, and 6. Gilt text on 2. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Notes: Text is in French. Atlas volume only. This is a series of highly detailed maps of Newfoundland by French Rear Admiral Georges-Charles Cloué during the mid 19th century. The maps serve as “pilot guides”; maps to help sailors navigate the waters around the island. Cloué (1817-1889) was not only a Naval Officer but also a colonial administrator and politician over the course of his life. As Rear Admiral he participated during the French intervention in Mexico and then, in 1871, he became the Governor of Martinique. , Size: Large Folio (680x520mm)., Illustration: Illustrated with 41 maps (12 double page and 29 single page). The quarto text volume not available here., Provenance: This book was a gift from Cloué to the Manitoban Minister of Agriculture, and former Premier of Manitoba, Marc-Amable Girard and is signed in his own pen with the note “Offert a Mousieur Girard, Ministre de l’Agriculture et du Commerce, Député, pour m, References: O’Dea, 747, Category: Book Atlas & Cartography; Book Canada.
Price: $15,000.00