Subject: Germany
Period: 1690 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.5 x 19.3 inches
57.2 x 49 cm
This detailed map is filled with information and hundreds of villages and towns. Dozens of fortified cities are shown, including Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Osnabruck, Minden, and Magdeburg. Two decorative title cartouches adorn the map surrounded by cherubs, putti, and coats of arms of the major cities in Germany.
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Condition: B+
Original color with light color offsetting and marginal soiling. Backed with Japanese tissue to repair a few minute cracks due to the oxidation of green pigment. There are two tiny worm holes along centerfold in northern Germany and a centerfold separation that enters map image 1.25" at bottom that has been repaired with archival materials.