Louis Brion de la Tour (1743-1803). Plate 3. “Définition Préliminaires des Ternes de Géometrie Necessaires Pour L’intelligence de la Sphere et du Globe.”
From Atlas Général Méthodique et élémentaire . . . Paris: Brion de la Tour & Charles Desnos, 1761. Approx. 15 1/4 x 20 3/4 (image including printed decorative border). Engraving. Very good condition.
Louis Brion de la Tour (1743-1803) was the Cartographer Royal to the King of France, and issued several important atlases mostly in partnership with Louis Charles Desnos (fl. 1750-1790). Their most notable work is generally regarded to be this atlas.
 %20%0A%20%0Ahttps://philaprintshop.com/products/brion-de-la-tour-louis-plate-3-definition-preliminaires-des-ternes-de-geometrie-necessaires-pour-l-intelligence-de-la-sphere-et-du-globe %20%0A%20%0ABrion%20de%20la%20Tour,%20Louis%20%20Plate%203.%20%20%E2%80%9CD%C3%A9finition%20Pr%C3%A9liminaires%20des%20Ternes%20de%20G%C3%A9ometrie%20Necessaires%20Pour%20L%E2%80%99intelligence%20de%20la%20Sphere%20et%20du%20Globe%E2%80%9D %20%0A%20%0A//philaprintshop.com/cdn/shop/files/brion3c_1024x1024.jpg?v=1692383996 %20%0A%20%0AAntique Prints, Maps, Drawings, Paintings and Rare Books! %20%0A%20%0AThe Philadelphia Print Shop %20%0A106 E. Lancaster Avenue, Lower Level %20%0AWayne, PA 19087 %20%0A%20%0APhilaPrintShop.com %20%0A@PhiladelphiaPrintShop %20%0A 610 (808) 6165){kind=link}