Subject: Europe
Period: 1700 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
22.5 x 19.2 inches
57.2 x 48.8 cm
Uncommon and finely engraved, large map of Europe based on De Wit. It is richly ornamented with small compass rose and Europa shown riding Zeus in the form of a bull, and several putti holding the title banner aloft.
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Condition: C
Margins trimmed for a previous framing with slight loss of neatline top and bottom. Evenly toned with a couple of tiny water spots. 2" separation at bottom fold. Two old paper repairs on centerfold.