Subject: France
Period: 1760 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22 x 17.8 inches
55.9 x 45.2 cm
A striking map of France surrounded with a decorative border incorporating city plans and fortifications of towns conquered by Louis XIV, including Strassbourg, Cadiz, Algiers, Barcelona, Hamburg and many others. The map was engraved by J. Christofle Steinberger.
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Condition: B
Original outline color and a dark impression. The margins have some worming and some tears, one entering the map at top about 1", most repaired on the verso with paper. The map has a few minor spots.