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| Keywords: 1832 Malte-Brun Map of the World on Mercator Projection - Geographicus - Mappemonde-mb-1832.jpg This rare hand-colored map is a copper-plate lithographic engraving dating to 1832 by the respected Danish-French cartographer Conrad Malte-Brun It is a representation of the world on a Mercator projection Map is hand colored in outline form All text is in French This map is based upon Malte-Brun ™s early 19th century cartographic studies and were published in Paris as the Geographie Universelle This particular edition was revised and updated by French engraver J J N Huot to the standards of 1832 The work of Malte-Brun was long known for its minimalist simplicity 1832 Size in 17 13 5 object history credit line accession number Mappemonde-mb-1832 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1830s maps of the world 1832 maps Malthe Conrad Bruun Maps in French | ||||
