Pierre-Joseph Reoduté, Belle Rubanée (Provins) 121829 the most notable being held

the most notable being held by the British Museum and the Oak Spring Library

one of the most prolific of Venetian map publishers and engravers

The South East scene is taken from near today’s corner of Varick and Beach Streets in lower Manhattan

which copyrighted the image the following year

These lands were initially shown as small islands on Portuguese charts but they ballooned into a continent-sized landmass in later representations

Pierre-Joseph Reoduté, Belle Rubanée (Provins) 121829 the most notable being heldPierre Joseph Reodut (French, 1759 1840) Belle Rubane (Provins) Stipple engraving with black gouache background 16 x 12 sheet; 27 x 24 framed