Subject: Britain
Period: 1665 (circa)
Publication: L'Europe
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.1 x 8.9 inches
18 x 22.6 cm
Lovely, small map of the British Isles with good detail of the major cities and rivers. The Shetland and Faro Islands are included at the top of the map, while a bit of the coastline of France shows in the bottom right corner. The map is decorated with a large title cartouche. This is the second state of the first plate, engraved by A. Peyrounin and with the addition of Mariette's imprint.
References: Pastoureau, SANSON VII B [2]; Shirley (BI to 1750) Sanson 1.2.
Condition: A
Watermarked paper and original outline color with later color in the cartouche and two small worm holes in the left blank margin.
