Subject: Northern France
Period: 1692 (published)
Publication: L'Atlas en Abrege, ou Nouvelle Description du Monde
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.3 x 5.8 inches
18.5 x 14.7 cm
This small map of Nord Pas-de-Calais depicts even the tiniest villages. It is decorated with two pictorial cartouches, one including Hermes delivering a message to a warrior figure.
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Condition: B+
A dark impression with contemporary outline color. There are a couple short splits to the right of the centerfold that have been closed with old paper on verso and a centerfold separation at bottom.