Subject: France
Period: 1719 (dated)
Publication: A New General Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.6 x 20.1 inches
57.4 x 51.1 cm
This elegant map of France is divided into provinces with emphasis on the roads and postal routes. The stunning title cartouche notes that the map corrects Sanson's map with data from a recent survey ordered by the late King, Louis XIV. There is a small inset of part of the coastline of Catalonia at bottom right.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SEN-2a #11.
Condition: B
A fine impression on watermarked paper with minor soiling and a number of small tears at top and bottom, some entering the map 1/2" to 2", and the majority of which have been archivally repaired. A chip at top left has also been repaired with a small portion of the neatline replaced in facsimile.