Engraving 20 x 27 cm, sheet with original centre fold measuring 34 x 25 cm, hand coloured, captioned with prominent sights above and below the image, cartouche lower left showing Gouvernement de Paris par le St. Brion, ingenieur geographe du Roy, 1765, map in good condition, this edition issued by Crepy Freres, Paris, 1767.

Synopsis

Louis Charles Desnos (1725 – 1805) was a Parisian cartographer and globe make. He was the Royal Globe Maker for the King of Denmark, Christian VII, and published a large number of maps during his time.