1786 Desnos and de la Tour Map of Ptolemaic and Copernican Armillary Spheres

Description

1786 Desnos and de la Tour Map of Ptolemaic and Copernican Armillary Spheres
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Title:
Sphere de Copernic. Sphere de Ptolemee.
Description:
This is an attractive 1786 chart by French cartographer Louis Brion de la Tour depicting two armillary spheres. The sphere in the left shows an armillary sphere according to Copernicus while the one of the right is a sphere according to Ptolemy. While the Ptolemaic model depicts Earth in the center, the Copernican model shows the Sun as the center with planets orbiting around it.
To the left and right of the map are paste downs of French text with remarks and description of the map. Surrounding the whole is an elaborate decorative border featuring floral arrangements, surveying tools, elaborate baroque scalloping, and a winged globe. This map was issued in the most deluxe edition of Desnos’ 1786
Atlas General Methodique et Elementaire, Pour l’Etude de la Geographie et de l’Histoire Moderne
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Size:
Printed area measures 14.5 inches high by 20.5 inches wide.
Condition:
Very good. Minor toning along original centerfold. Stain near bottom border. Original platemark visible. Minor overall toning.
Shipping:
Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available:
1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required.
2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required.
3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD).
4. We can use your FedEx Account.
Customs:
International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents.
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Conservation Framing:
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