Aveline, Pierre-Alexandre (sold)
Pierre-Alexandre Aveline (1702 - 1760) was a French engraver, portraitist, illustrator, and printmaker active in Paris during the first half of the 18th century. Aveline came from a dynasty of artist, including his father Pierre Aveline (1656 - 1722) and brother Antoine Aveline (1691 - 1743). He mastered copperplate engraving under his father and joined the Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture) in 1737. In cartographic circles he was known for his excellent cartouche work. In addition, he well-known for producing finely engraved reproductions of poplar French paintings.
Lost treasure of Parisian Cartography.
Plan de la Ville de Paris et de ses Faubourgs dédié au Roi.
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The only known example, in this edition, of Bernard-Antoine Jaillot's 1748/1767 large-scale map of Paris. The map is centered on the Île de la Cité and is oriented to the southeast, with the Seine running vertically through the center of the map - a convention established in 1713 by the author's father Bernard-Jean-Hyacinthe Jaillot and followed in 1736-8 by Louis Bretez, and again, here. Coverage extends from the Faubourg Saint-Antoine to the Île des Cygnes that (attached to the Champ de Mars in the late 18th century), and from the Faubourg de Glories to the modern-day 14th arrondissement. Elaborate allegorical cartouches by Pierre-Alexandre Aveline appear in the upper left and right and feature titling and a legend, respectively. In the lower-left and right, inset maps detail the environs of Paris and France in general. The main map is flanked on either side by an exhaustive index of streets and important civic, military, government, mercantile, and ecclesiastical centers. (more details)