Pierre M. Lapie (1779–1850). L’Europe, géographie du Moyen Âge, principalement des IXe et Xe siècles. Par P. Lapie 1809. (Paris: François Buisson, 1809). Published in Conrad Malte-Brun’s “Précis de la géographie universelle,” a comprehensive world atlas. Engraved and hand-colored. Image: 8 5/8 x 11 ¾ in.; Sheet: 10 x 13 5/8 in. Strong impression with good color; light foxing throughout. Fine condition. $250.
$250.00
Map of Europe, West Asia and North Africa, according to geography of the Middle Ages, principally of the 9th and 10th centuries. Map shows regions outlined in color to demarcate major political or cultural boundaries of the medieval period. Notable hydrographic and topographic features—mountain ranges, rivers, deserts—are drawn with pictorial relief. An inset in the upper left presents a detail of Iceland.
Pierre M. Lapie was the father of Alexandre Emile Lapie. Pierre was Geographer to King Louis XVI of France before the Revolution, and after the Revolution became the Imperial Geographer for Napolean, then after the Empire he was once again Geographer to the King, Louis-Philippe d’Orléans.
Refs.: Rumsey List No: 14716.000
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