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Antique World Map c. 1867 — Drioux, Planisphère

Name: Antique World Map c. 1867 — Drioux, Planisphère
Brand: Old Map Studio
SKU: ICGCRM41941
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CODE: ICGCRM41941

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An antique world map of voyages of discovery, Paris, c. 1867

This planisphere sets out to show the principal voyages around the world. Its lettering names the authors as “MMrs Drioux et Ch. Leroy”, the engraver as Jenotte and the publisher as the Librairie Classique d’Eugène Belin in Paris; the catalog of the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya dates it to about 1867.

The title on the sheet: Planisphère indiquant les principaux Voyages autour du Monde, et les grandes Découvertes géographiques depuis le XVe Siècle, followed by Bassins généraux du globe and Par MMrs Drioux et Ch. Leroy. — The title on the sheet: *Planisphère indiquant les principaux Voyages autour du Monde, et les grandes Découvertes géographiques depuis le XVe Siècle*, followed by *Bassins généraux du globe* and *Par MMrs Drioux et Ch. Leroy*.

Claude-Joseph Drioux and Charles Leroy are the authors of the Atlas universel et classique de géographie ancienne, romaine, du moyen âge, moderne et contemporaine, a Belin atlas for use in public educational establishments. The Museo Naval in Madrid holds a sheet from an 1863 edition, described as a new enlarged edition, and the David Rumsey Map Collection an 1886 edition. In the Rumsey copy the planisphere’s full title continues “and the great geographical discoveries since the 15th century”, and the map comes with a table naming each explorer, his route and the date.

The key, Itinéraires, gives each voyage its own kind of line: Magellan 1519–1522, as far as the Philippines (Mort de Magellan); Bougainville 1766–1769; Cook’s three voyages, the third, 1776–1779, as far as the Sandwich Islands (Mort de Cook); and Lapérouse 1785–1788, as far as Botany Bay (last direct news of the expedition). — The key, *Itinéraires*, gives each voyage its own kind of line: Magellan 1519–1522, as far as the Philippines (*Mort de Magellan*); Bougainville 1766–1769; Cook’s three voyages, the third, 1776–1779, as far as the Sandwich Islands (*Mort de Cook*); and Lapérouse 1785–1788, as far as Botany Bay (last direct news of the expedition).

The catalog transcribes the names as “Driox” and “Eugéne Berlin”; the sheet itself reads “Par MMrs Drioux et Ch. Leroy” and “Librairie Classique d’Eugène BELIN, à Paris”, and this description follows the sheet.

Under the frame, in the middle: Librairie Classique d’Eugène BELIN, à Paris. The engraver’s line, Gravé par Jenotte, stands at the lower left, the printer’s, Imp. Bréhier fr. Rue St André des Arts, 37, à Paris, at the lower right. — Under the frame, in the middle: *Librairie Classique d’Eugène BELIN, à Paris.* The engraver’s line, *Gravé par Jenotte*, stands at the lower left, the printer’s, *Imp. Bréhier fr. Rue St André des Arts, 37, à Paris*, at the lower right.

The Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya keeps this copy as RM.41941, a sheet of 34 × 48 cm, and publishes its scan under the Public Domain Mark. Your file is made from that scan.

Your file

Original	Paris, c. 1867, Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya RM.41941; sheet 34 × 48 cm
Scan	full sheet 5631 × 3927 px; the map inside the trimmed border 5150 × 3655 px
Print size at 300 dpi	the map prints to 43 cm (17 in), the full sheet with margins to 47 cm (19 in)
You download	six ZIP archives: full sheet, trimmed, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4 and ISO A
Inside each one	one JPEG at 300 dpi, the restoration passport as a PDF, a READ ME

How to print

At 300 dpi the map prints to 43 cm. Pick the archive whose proportions match your frame; ask for matte fine-art paper in sRGB with auto-enhancement off.
Where to print it: print shops near you and checked prices at online labs.

Source and rights

The file is made from the scan of the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya, which marks it with the Public Domain Mark. The record names the engraver, Jenotte, but not the printing technique or any coloring. There is no TIFF master in the package. Catalogue record: Cartoteca Digital ICGC →

Every map is a scan of a real sheet held in a named archive — library, shelfmark and year, all stated. Nothing generated, nothing redrawn.