Esnauts and Rapilly
Esnauts and Rapilly (fl. c. 1775 - 1811) were Paris based print sellers and publishers active in the latter part of the 18th century. The firm was founded by Jacques Esnauts and Michel Rapilly. Esnauts and Rapilly are best known not for their cartographic works, but rather for their fashion prints. The important publication La Galerie des Modes highlighted the fashions of the French aristocracy just prior to the French Revolution and is considered to be the first published "fashion magazine". At this time, Paris was the center of the fashion world and Esnauts and Rapilly's plates were widely distributed to eager fashionistas the world over. The firm also published a number of important and influential maps including several depicting pivotal moments in the American Revolutionary War. Not wanting to miss out on potential customers, Esnauts and Rapilly gave exact directions to their bookshop on many of their publications: "at the Baker's shop, opposite the Cutler."
Foundational cartographic document of Saratoga, the Franco-American alliance, and the transformation of the American Revolution into a global war.
Carte du Theatre de la Guerre entre les Anglais et Les Americains.
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This is the rare first edition of Louis Brion de la Tour's significant 1777 map of the northern theater of the American Revolutionary War. Published in Paris in the immediate aftermath of the American victory at Saratoga and the surrender of General John Burgoyne's army, it is the first published illustration of the Battle of Saratoga to appear in France. The map brought French audiences cartographic news of the victory that transformed the course of the Revolution, helping convince France that the American cause was viable and setting the stage for the Franco-American alliance of 1778. As such, it captures a pivotal moment when an American colonial rebellion was becoming an international war. (more details)
Part of the worldwide conflict triggered by the American Revolutionary War.
Théâtre de la Guerre sur la Mer Méditerranée comprennant l'Invasion de l'Isle Minorque par l'Armée Espagnole aux Ordres du Duc de Crillon le 19 Aoust 1781 avec les Plans du Port Mahon, du Fort S. Philippe, une Partie des Côtes d'Espagne, de Barbarie et du Détroit de Gibraltar.
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This is a 1781 Louis Brion de la Tour map of Menorca illustrating the 1781 Franco-Spanish invasion of Menorca. The map marks the end of roughly 20 years of British control of Menorca and the return of the island to Spanish sovereignty. (more details)