PLAN DE PARIS ET DE SES FAUBOURGS
£225
Superb map of Paris. Dedicated to M De Bernage Prevot Des Marchands. Very strong impression.
Beautifully and finely engraved.
Excellent hand colour
Mint condition
Ref: Les Plans de Paris,Boutier #238 P 185
code : M5316
Cartographer : ROUGE LE Georges-Louis
Date : 1748 Paris
Size : 21*28 cms sheet 24*34 cms
availability : Available
Price : £225
Lieutenant George-Louis Le ROUGE
Lieutenant George-Louis Le Rouge (c.1712-c.1790) was born in Hanover, Germany. He became a Lieutenant in the regiment of Saxe before establishing himself as a publisher, compiler and editor of maps in Paris. He later became the “Ingenieur Geographe de Roi”.
Le Rouge is particularly known for such atlas works as the “Atlas Nouveau” of 1746 and the “Atlas Nouveau Portatif ...” or the “Introduction A La Geographie” of 1756 – French publications of some merit.
Le Rouge was initially a military “Ingenieur” for fortifications and he was also a map-maker for the army and Marine Royale. He was active between 1740 and 1780, in Paris at, rue des Augustins.
