Royaume de Pergame Depuis l'An 3722, jusqu' à l'An 3816: Desnos c. 1770

Title: Royaume de Pergame Depuis l'An 3722, jusqu' à l'An 3816: Author: Louis Charles Desnos Date: c. 1770 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning and foxing, issued center fold Inches: 21 1/2 x 15 [Paper] Centimeters: 54.61 x 38.1 [Paper] Product ID: 315060 Map of the Kingdom of Pergamon. Regions depicted include present-day Greece, Macedonia, and Turkey, as well as the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Louis Charles Desnos (1725-1805) was a geographer, bookseller, engineer, and marketer for globes and spheres. Desnos held the coveted position of Royal Globemaker to the King of Denmark, Christian VII. The map features original hand color in outline as well as columns of French text, with remarks and details, to the left and right of the map.