Longchamps, Sebastian G. (sold)
Sebastian G. Longchamps (1718 - 1793) was a manservant and map publisher active in the mid to late 18th century. Longchamps is best known for his long-term employment as the Cirey valet of the French polymath François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), a.k.a. 'Voltaire'. Much of what is known about Longchamps (Longchamp) is obscured as little more than an anecdote in the long shadow of Voltaire, but he was substantial in his own right and worthy of academic attention. Lonchamps' writings on Voltaire are the primary source of information on the author's Cirey period. Less known is Longchamps' map publishing career, which he pursued simultaneously with his valet work.
Dramatic Sea of the West.
L'Amerique Divisee En Tous Ses Pays Et Etats dressée sur de nouveaux Memoires et sur les derniers Observations.
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This is a dramatic 1754 east-oriented wall map of the Americas by Jean Janvier and Sebastian G. Longchamps - better known as Voltaire's valet. The dramatic map includes one of cartography's boldest iterations of the Sea of the West. This map appeared at the outset of the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763) and correspondingly details France's bold claims to much of North America. (more details)