Subject: Northern France
Period: 1574 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.9 x 13 inches
48 x 33 cm
Two maps on a folio sheet. Calentensium covers the coastline between Calais and Estaples in very good detail, based in part on a four-sheet map by Nicolas de Nicolay. Veromanduorum covers a small region surrounding Saint-Quentin in northern France. The cartographical source of the map was Jean de Surhon who received royal privilege to make a map of the region in 1557. Each is covered with tiny forests and cities and has a decorative title cartouche. French text on verso. This map was replaced in 1598 with a map showing the Veromanduorum region with north at the top.
References: Van den Broecke #44.
Condition: B+
A nice impression with gilt highlights on paper with a bunch of grapes watermark, some small mildew stains along the centerfold, and archival repairs to a short tear at top right and a worm track in the left blank margin.