Janvier, Jean “La France divisée par Gouvernements Militaires par Mr. Rizzi Zannoni”

Jean Janvier. "La France divisée par Gouvernements Militaires par Mr. Rizzi Zannoni." From Atlas Moderne.

Paris: Jean Lattré & J. Thomas, 1762. Two part map. Each ca 12 1/4 x 17 1/2. Engraving by Lattré. Original outline color. Very good condition.

Jean Janvier was a French cartographer who worked in Paris in the latter part of the eighteenth century. Among his output were some fine maps which appeared in Jean Lattré's Atlas Moderne. This atlas contained maps of all parts of the world engraved by Lattré, the "Graveur Ordinaire du Roi." Janvier's maps contained the best information available at the time, done with typical French precision and care. The maps have finely etched title cartouches, showing symbols of French history and arts, in the lower left corners.