Subject: Southern France
Period: 1643 (circa)
Publication: Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21.4 x 15.3 inches
54.4 x 38.9 cm
This handsome map of Provence by Willem and Johannes Blaeu is adorned with a decorative title cartouche and scale of miles, coats-of-arms, sailing ships, two compass roses, and rhumb lines. The cities of Nice, Cannes, St. Tropez, Aix, Avignon, d'Orange, Arles, Marseille, and the wine region of Chateauneuf du-Pape are included. The map is based on the cartography of Petro Joanne Bompario. French text on verso, published between 1643-50.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol II) #4700:2.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet. There is very light soiling and an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom.
