Rare Brué Map Cabinent ca. 1827

Date: ca. 1827 Medium: Furniture Condition: See description Inches: 19.5" x 29" Centimeters: 50.00 x 74.36 Product ID: 000101 Brass-inlaid rosewood-veneered wall-mounted cabinet with 12 maps on rollers.  Handcrafted in France (Atelier Giroux?). Each pull out section holds two Brué maps on cartographic linen.    Two exterior brass plaques flank each pull reading in order from top-left:  Mappe Monde | Europe, Asie | Afrique, Amerique | America Sep, France | Bretagne, Italie | Espagne, Alemagne | Russie. The piece features a scrolling crest with gilt brass floral mounts over four rams head and two circular pulls, which reveal the interior maps.  Maps retract via tasseled pulls bottom right and left. All maps are present with typical lavish titles engraved thus; MAPPE-MONDE EN DEUX HEMISPHEREs CARTE GENERALE D’EUROPE CARTE  de L’AFRIQUE CARTE de L’ASIE CARTE de L’AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE CARTE GENERALE de L’AMERIQUE MERIDIONALE (insets of Galapagos islands and four others) ROYAUME