(Russia) Jean Baptiste Tardieu. Atlas Complete... Paris, 1812. $135.00

"Partie Septent. de la Russie d'Europe" (Northern Russia in Europe in 1812)

Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu (1746-1816) was a prominent French cartographer and engraver operating in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tardieu’s work is known for its beauty and accuracy as well as for its depth of detail. The maps are particularly highly valued for the decoration that surrounds the area of the title known as the cartouche. The prime meridian is shown to be Paris. Included in Conrad Malte-Brun’s Atlas Complete du Precis de la Geographie Universelle, published in Paris in 1812. A lovely engraving of a fortified Russian city surround the title at upper left.

9 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches, sheet.
Engravings with modern hand color beautifully applied.
Excellent condition