Crépy, Jean (sold)
Jean Crépy (1660 - April 24, 1739), also spelled Crespy, was a French engraved based in Paris. Crépy was the son of a Parisian roaster (?). He retired from engraving following the April 1731 death of his wife, Marie-Vincente-Renée Chartier, selling his business to his sons. Jean Crépy was the first a multi-generational family of engravers, followed by his sons Louis Crépy (169? - 1760) and Etienne-Louis Crépy (1706 - 1759), and grandson Jean-Baptiste Crépy (fl. c. 1730 - 1796), called 'Crépy le Jeune'.
One of the most richly informative cartographic productions ever created.
Mappe-Monde Celeste Terrestre et Historique.
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A stunning large format wall map of the world in six panels issued in 1786 by Charles Desnos and Nicolas Jaugeon. Described by map historian Rodney W. Shirley as 'a veritable compendium of a map,' this is one of the most richly informative cartographic productions ever issued. The map consists of a double hemisphere map projection surrounded by no less than 60 Aeoli windheads, astronomical data on constellations, cosmic systems, and other charts - intentionally placing the world in the context of the greater cosmos. Its elegant presentation conveys confidence in the human capacity to describe not only the Earth, but the cosmos itself. The double hemisphere map rests upon Corinthian columns, underscoring the classical foundations of western scientific thought, here augmented by new discovery. The unique, neo-classical motif is carried through to the bottom half of the engraving, where panels of text are set within a portico supported by Corinthian columns. Completing the illusion are a coffered roof and a patterned tile floor. At the base of the columns there busts and accounts of the great explorers, among them Columbus, Magellan, and Vasco de Gama. (more details)