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BEAUTEMPS-BEAUPRÉ , C. F. Ensemble de cartes marines des côtes bretonnes (56). Paris, ca. 1844. Black and white. A set of 56 nautical charts. Most of the maps are in folio and broadsheet format, single or double. Some foxing and small tears. Nautical maps showing the coasts of Brittany, especially the ports, roads, bays and coves; the Probe figures express in feet of France the depths of the water in relation to the lowest observed seas. They are dated, for the most part, between 1816 and 1891, some are later than Beautemps-Beaupré and dated in the 20th century. The complete list can be consulted in the online catalogue. Beautemps-Beaupré is considered the father of modern hydrography. "His cousin Buache, geographer at the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine, introduced Beautemps-Beaupré to hydrography and cartography between 1783 and 1785. He took part in the expedition in search of Lapérouse in 1791 where he made all the charts of the coasts of the countries with the help of the Borda reflection circle and where he laid the foundations of the hydrographic charts of the navy. Between 1799 and 1838, he was in charge of the methodical cartography of the French coastline. His work was published in "Le Pilote Français" in 1844 in 6 folio volumes, testifying to 20 campaigns at sea which included 613 different cartographic works. He was elected member of the Academy of Sciences in 1810 and of the Bureau des Longitudes in 1826." Geometric map of the provine of Brittany Particular map of the coasts of France (Brest bay and Douarnenez bay) 1823 Particular map of the coasts of France (Audierne bay) 1821 Map of the coasts of France (part included between the Raz de sein and Lorient) 1824 Map of the coasts of France (part between Groix island and the Pillar) 1868 North coast of France (from the island of bec to Argenton) 1882 From the tip of Penmarch to Belle-Île (color) 1975 From the tip of Penmarch to the tip of Trévignon 1911 La Manche/ western part 1900 From Pontusval to Batz island 1842 From Batz island to Bréhat island 1843 From Porsal rocks to Pontusval 1842 Quad 1603 La francia/Museo Palazzo Vecchio Firenze Plan of the Brest Narrows 1822 Plan of the port of the island of sein 1817 Map of the port of Audierne 1818 Map of the torch cove (Audierne bay) 1818 Map of the port of Camaret 1816 Map of the black stones road 1822 Particular map of the coasts of France (entrance of the roadstead of Brest and southern part of the channel of the oven) 1822 Particular map of the coasts of France (northern part of the channel of the oven and surroundings of the island of Ouessant) 1822 Particular map of the coasts of France (Belle-Île, Quiberon peninsula, Houât and Haedik islands, Grand Mont coast) 1827 Particular map of the coasts of France (Lorient harbour entrance, Groix island, pouldu cove, entrance of the aven and basse jaune) 1824 Map of Concarneau 1824 Particular map of the coasts of France (Glénan islands, Forest bay, Bénodet cove and part of the Penmarch rocks) 1824 From the tip of Corsen to the Cape of the Goat 1907 Passes and roadstead of Morlaix 1842 Maps of the coasts of France (around Brest) 1823 Particular map of the "chaussée de sein" and the passage of the "raz de sein" 1819 Map of the rocks of Penmarch 1821 Map of the Toulinguet, Petit Leach and Corbeau passages 1816 + Plan of the surroundings of the cap de la chèvre 1816 Plan of the gully of Brest 1822 Map of the port of conquêt X2 1816 Map of the surroundings of argenton 1818 + Map of Laberildut 1816 Map of the surroundings of Douarnenez 1817 Particular map of the coasts of France (Audierne bay) 1821 From the coast of Hévignon to Lorient 1824 Map of the entrance of the Odet 1824 Map of the coasts of France (part included between Lorient and saint Nazaire) 1829 From the island of batz to the seven islands 1946 Coasts of France/Rade de Brest 1880 Map of the entrance of the vilaine 1866 Particular map of the coasts of France (part included between pontusval and l'ile de bas) X2 1842 Map of the coasts of France 1843 From Ouessant to the Loire 1872 La Manche/ West part/ from Brest to Cherbourg and from Scilly islands to Isle of Wight 1900 Rade abri de Brest 1913 From the point of Ker Morvan to the island of iock 1934 From Porsal to the St Mathieu coast 1909 From Ushant Island to Penmarch Point (colour) 1975 From Ushant island to Penmarch point - Brest approaches X2 1909 Passes and roadsteads of Lorient and Port-Louis (color) 1940 La manche/Western part/ from Brest to Cherbourg and from Scilly Islands to Isle of Wight 19