[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
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[MANUSCRIT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné
[TASSIN, Christophe?]

[MANUSCRIPT] Cartes particulières par gouvernements de la province de Dauphiné

ca. 1630-1640
Size : 265 x 365 mm
Color : Colorié à la main
Condition : Très bon
Technique : Ink on paper
Reference : 59
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Oblong quarto (265 x 365 mm). Contemporary smooth vellum, spine with handwritten inscription Dauphiné, double and simple gilts fillets framing the boards, with central medallion of flowers gilt-tooled, gilt edges. [2] folios, 45 manuscript maps. Exceedingly rare manuscript atlas of the province of Dauphiné and the Duchies of Savoy and Milan reflecting the French expansionist ambitions in the region in the early 17th century. According to military atlas specialists Isabelle Warmoes and Emilie d’Orgeix, the only comparable military atlas in existence is the one in the British Library (Ad Ms 2117).

45 manuscript maps : 1. Carte Generalle de dauphine 2. Gouvernem' de Cisteron 3. Map of Cisteron 4. Gouvernemen de la Principauté dorange 5. Map of the City & Citadel of Dorange 6. Governorate of Avignon 7. Governorate of St Esprit 8. Map of the City & Citadel of Pont St Esprit 9. Governorate of Turin 10. Map of the City & Citadel of Turin 11. Governorate of Casal & Trin 12. Map of Cazal 13. Map of the City & Citadel of Trin 14. Government of Milan 15. map of the Citadel of Milan 16. government of embrun 17. Map of Ambrun 18. Government of Puimore 19. Map of Puimore 20. Government of Pas de Lescluze 21. Map of Pas de Lescluze 22. Government of Montlimar 23. Map of Montlimar 24. Governorate of Pignerol & Briqueiras & la Perouze fort ste bregide 25. Map of Pignerol 26. Map of the fort Saincte Bregide 27. Map of the Fort of La Perouze 28. Map of the City & castle of Briqueiras 29. Gouvern' of Valance 30. Map of Valance 31. Governorate' of the Chasteau dèxille & Gelasse 32. Particular Map of the Surroundings of Suze 33. Map of the Chasteau dexille 34. Map of the fort of Gelasse 35. Gouvern' of Grenoble 36. Map of the City & Citadel of Grenoble 37. Government of the Fort of Baraus & Montmelian 38. Map of the Fort of Barrault 39. Map of the City & Citadel of Montmelian 40. Government' of Quirieu 41. Map of Quirieu 42. Gouverneme' of Bourg en Bresse 43. Map of the City & Citadel of Bourg en Bresse 44. Gouvern' de Genesue [Geneva] 45. Map of the City & Citadel of Genesue [Geneva]

At the crossroads of the Alps and southern Europe, the province of Dauphiné, conquered after great struggles by the French, is a strategic territory whose mountainous geography is a challenge not only for cartography and politics but also for the practice of the arts of war. This military atlas maps this area in its entirety and also represents its close vicinity to the confederation of the thirteen cantons through the Duchies of Savoy and Milan. In addition to its geographical and administrative interest, the war like vocation of this book is clearly evoked in the preliminary leaves of explanation. The author specifies that he has added the «paths by which thearmy, and the cannon, can pass to go to Italy». The marked interest of its author for the surroundings of Suze makes it possible to suppose that the realization of the manuscript is posterior to the battle of March 6, 1629 where the French troops of Louis XIII imposed themselves. The cartographer who produced this manuscript was obviously not concerned with the representation of the slopes of this region, but rather with the borders, the communication routes and the toponymy of the Alps. 

To date, no other known manuscript by Christophe Tassin has been found, which makes a direct comparison with the present copy virtually impossible but several elements indicate that he is likely to be the author of the present copy. Engineer andgeographer to the king, Tassin is most famous for his small oblong atlases. He is one ofthe few people who had access to the knowledge required for the creation of this atlas, including a secret map made by Jean de Beins in 1617. 

From a cartographic point of view this atlas is very close to the engraved work of Tassin. The Carte Generalle de dauphine with which the atlas begins shares the sameriver routes and the territorial boundaries as the Tassin map of 1634. Like Tassin, the author of the atlas also repeats on several occasions the erroneous link between the Bourbre and the Rhône. 

The style and typography of the maps present a strong similarity with the authenticated productions of the famous cartographer, these are characterized by a homogeneous workmanship, a «rounded letter, (and) cartouches decorated with grotesques» (Mireille Pastoureau). Another argument in favor of this attribution isthat the compass rose represented is exactly the same as that of Christophe Tassin’s engravings, as is the use of very similar ornamental features. 

The question of authorship of this manuscript, while significant, does not detract fromits quality and exceptional rarity. The work is notable in particular for its practical nature, as it appears to be primarily intended to support an expansionist agenda.

References : Viallet, Quand le Dauphiné se met en cartes p. 9; Lazier, Gal and Camus, Les Alpes de Jean de Beins 220 pp; Pastoureau, Les atlas français XVIe-XVIIe siècles p. 437; Mille, Le Dauphiné p. 108; Orgeix & Warmoes, Atlas militaires manuscrits, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles p. 383.

[TASSIN, Christophe?]