Subject: Northern France
Period: 1653 (circa)
Publication: Nuevo Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 14.9 inches
49.8 x 37.8 cm
Lovely map centered on Sedan and Doncheri and the Meuze River from Charleville and Mezieres to Mosuon and Yvoy. The fortified cities are well depicted. Richly embellished with a large title cartouche with the royal arms, a scale cartouche and coat of arms. The imprint of Melchoir Tavernier is at bottom center. Spanish text on verso, published betwen 1653-66.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4220:1.2.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a crease adjacent to the centerfold and light soiling at bottom. There are dampstains along the edges of the sheet.