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1852 Dufour Map of the Empire of Alexander the Great
EmpireAlexandre-dufour-1852$75.00
Title
Empire d'Alexandre.
1852 (undated) 10 x 13 in (25.4 x 33.02 cm)
1852 (undated) 10 x 13 in (25.4 x 33.02 cm)
Description
An uncommon and extremely attractive 1852 map of the empire of Alexander the Great. The map covers from Alexander's homeland in Macedonia eastwards past Asia Minor and Persia as far as India and south to include egypt. Both the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea (Pontus euxin) are included. Throughout, the map identifies various cities, towns, rivers and assortment of additional topographical details. This map depicts the conquests of the Macedonian King Alexander III, called ‘the Great,' conqueror of the Persian empire and at just 30 years old, ruler of one of the largest empires in history. Alexander the Great was undefeated in battle and is considered one of the most successful military commanders of all time. The map features a beautiful frame style border. Prepared by A. H. Dufour for publication as plate no. 40 in Maison Basset's 1852 edition of Atlas Illustre Destine a l'enseignement de la Geographie elementaire.
CartographerS
Adolphe Hippolyte Dufour (1795 - 1865), also known as Auguste-Henri Dufour, was a Paris based map and atlas publisher active in the middle to late 19th century. Dufour claimed to be a student of another French cartographer, Emile Lapie. He is known to have worked with numerous other French cartographers, publishers, and engravers of the period including Andriveau-Goujon, Charles Dyonnet, and Duvotenay. His corpus includes numerous maps and atlases, the most striking of which is probably his monumental elephant folio Atlas Universel Physique, Historique et Politique Geographie Ancienne et Moderne. Dufour's student and successor was Alexandre Vuillemin. More by this mapmaker...
Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage (1760 - 1825) and his son Jean-Guillaume Barbie du Bocage (1795 - 1848) were French cartographers and cosmographers active in Paris during late 18th and early 19th centuries. The elder Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis, was trained as a cartographer and engraver in the workshops of mapmaking legend J. B. B. d'Anville. At some point Jean Denis held the post of Royal Librarian of France and it was through is associations with d'Anville that the d'Anville collection of nearly 9000 maps was acquired by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The younger Barbie du Bocage, Jean-Guillaume, acquired a position shortly afterwards at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in time, became its head, with the title of Geographe du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. Learn More...
Source
Barbie du Bocage, J. D., Atlas Illustre Destine a l'Enseignement de la Geographie Elementaire, (Paris: Maison Basset) 1852.
Condition
Very good. Blank on verso. Minor foxing throughout.