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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier et Lansraux : Original Map - "Carte Generale des Croisades, de 1095 a 1270 de J. C. [General Map of the Crusades, from 1095 to 1270 AD]; Pl. 17"; From "Atlas geographique dresse pour l'histoire universelle de l'eglise catholique de l'abbe Rohrbacher" ("Geographical Atlas, Compiled for, the Universal History of the Catholic Church of Abbot Rohrbacher")

Gaume Freres et J. Duprey, Editeurs, Paris, France, 1861

Text is in French. Original publisher's hand-colored map showing the location of the Crusades between the years 1095 and 1270. Map with margins measures 21 1/2" x 16 1/2." Actual map area measures 18" x 13." The vertical center fold line is original as this map came from an atlas. Map is very clean and intact except for some foxing and age toning on front and back (relatively light on front; more pronounced along the edges), minuscule wear to edges and corners, and a closed tear measuring 1/2" from the bottom edge (limited to the margins). A Very Good copy. This map shows parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East where the Crusades were fought. The map features beautiful blue, yellow, green, pink, and gray-brown watercolors within country or regional borders. Additional lines in watercolor show the routes of the Crusades and correspond to a legend. The legend labels seven of the Crusades with the following years: 1st Crusade (1096), 2nd Crusade (1147), 3rd Crusade (1189), 4th Crusade (1202), 5th Crusade (1217), 6th Crusade (1228), and 7th Crusade (1248). King Louis IX's Tunis Crusade is the last Crusade named in the legend. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance in the lower-left corner below the title. Lines of latitude and longitude and neatline also included. The following is printed beneath the map below the neatline: "Le Trait par Raynaud," "Impie. ['Imprimerie'] de Louis Antoine, rue de Cluny, 1, Paris," and "la Lettre par Lahanier et Lansraux." This map is Plate 17 from an atlas that accompanied "L'Historie universelle de l'eglise catholique" ("Universal History of the Catholic Church"), a notable work by Abbot Rohrbacher. Rene Francois Rohrbacher (1789-1856) was a French priest, ecclesiastical historian, and politician. The main author of this atlas is Auguste Henri Dufour (1795-1865), a French geographer.. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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