Bilder Georges-Louis Le Rouge (c. 1712–c. 1790) – Map of Holland / La Hollande ou les Provinces Unies – Engraving, Hand-Coloured (Circa 1748–1756)

Beskrivning

This map is a detailed geographical chart of the United Provinces of the Netherlands (Holland), encompassing the entire region. The title, LA HOLLANDE ou les PROVINCES UNIES, is framed in a decorative cartouche, and the map shows the political boundaries, major cities (including Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Rotterdam), and waterways, with the surrounding body of water labeled MER D'ALLEMAGNE (German Sea). The map is ornamented with a prominent vignette of a large sailing ship and a compass rose. The political divisions of the provinces are highlighted with contemporary outline hand-colouring.

Georges-Louis Le Rouge was a German-born French military engineer and cartographer who served as the Geographical Engineer to the King (Ingénieur Géographe du Roi). Active in Paris from the 1740s, he specialized in compiling and publishing highly detailed maps and atlases, often incorporating the latest geographical knowledge into works such as the Nouvel Atlas Portatif (1748) and the Introduction à la Géographie (1756).

Artist or Maker: Georges-Louis Le Rouge

Dimensions: Approximately 33 × 26 cm

Medium: Engraving, Hand-Coloured

Date: Circa 1748–1756

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