1835 Malte-Brun Map of Europe

Europe-maltebrun-1837
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1835 Malte-Brun Map of Europe

Europe-maltebrun-1837

$100.00

Title


Europe.
  1835 (dated)     13 x 18 in (33.02 x 45.72 cm)

Description


This is a fine example of Conrad Malte-Brun's 1835 map of europe. The map covers the entire continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains and from the Arctic Ocean to northern Africa and Turkey. It includes Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, european Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, Turkey in europe and Greece.

Issued following the defeat of Napoleonic France and the Congress of Vienna, europe is shown under a new peaceful balance of power, centered around the five most important powers (also referred to as the five 'Great Powers'): the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Prussia and the Austrian empire. Alas, the 'peace' was but an illusion as the treaties ending the Napoleonic era were inherently flawed. Old rivalries festered and nationalism, liberalism, revolution (industrial and otherwise) was once again on the rise throughout europe.

Various cities, countries, towns, islands, rivers, lakes and various other topographical details are marked, with relief shown by hachures. Boundaries are color coded according to countries and regions. This map was issued as plate no. 29 in Conrad Malte-Brun's 1837 Atlas Complet du Precis de la Geographie Universelle.

Cartographer


Conrad Malte-Brun (August 12, 1755 - December 14, 1826) was an important late 18th and early 19th century Danish / French cartographer and revolutionary. Conrad was born in Thisted, Denmark. His parents encouraged him to a career in the Church, but he instead enrolled in the University of Copenhagen. In the liberal hall of academia Conrad became an ardent supporter of of the French Revolution and the ideals of a free press. Despite the harsh censorship laws of crown prince Frederick VI, Malte-Brun published numerous pamphlets criticizing the Danish government. He was finally charged with defying censorship laws in 1799 and forced to flee to Sweden and ultimately France. Along with colleague Edme Mentelle, Malte-Brun published his first cartographic work, the Géographie mathématique, physique et politique de toutes les parties du monde (6 vols., published between 1803 and 1807). Conrad went on to found Les Annales des Voyages (in 1807) and Les Annales des Voyages, de la Géographie et de l'Histoire (in 1819). He also founded the Paris Société de Géographie . In time, Conrad Malte-Brun became known as one of the finest French cartographers of his time. His son Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (1816 - July 13, 1889) followed in his footsteps, republishing many of Conrad's original 18th century maps as well as producing numerous maps of his own. The Malte-Brun firm operated well into the 1880s. More by this mapmaker...

Source


Malte-Brun, Atlas Complet du Precis de la Geographie Universelle, (Paris) 1837.    

Condition


Very good. Original centerfold. Blank on verso.

References


Rumsey 0458.029 (1834 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 6079.