Carte de L'Asie; Dresse pour l'intelligence de l'histoire generale des Voyages de Laharpe TARDIEU, Ambroise ARABIAN,ASIA,CHINA,JAPAN,MAP

Map. Original outline color. Image measures 21 1/2" x 16" Simple and elegant map of Asia. Highly detailed, the map shows rivers, population centers, and topography. Relief is depicted pictorially. In good condition, with some closed tears to margins and edge toning. Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841) was a French engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. From a family of engravers, he was trained by his uncle Pierre Alexandre Tardieu and became celebrated for his portraits. He also published a number of atlases. He and his uncle are not to be confused with Jean Baptiste Pierre Tardieu, an unrelated French cartographer and engraver.