Carte Des Courones Du Nord Qui Comprend Les Royaumes De Danemark, Suede, & Norwege in 1700

Old map of Denmark, Norway, Sweden.

1726). The son of a geographer, de L'Isle began working in the field of cartography at a young age. In addition to learning from his father, he studied mathematics and astronomy with the Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712). This training led de L'Isle to produce scientifically accurate maps. In 1718, he became the official geographer to the king. De L'Isle's maps continued the trend in French cartography, begun by Nicolas Sanson (1600-67), toward prizing accuracy over aesthetics.

Created by Guillaume De L'isle in 1700.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 48 x 61 centimeters.
• Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
• Content in French.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Tags

1700

Denmark

Guillaume De L'isle

Map

Norway

Scandinavia

Sweden