Subject: Southeastern France
Period: 1770 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.1 x 19.8 inches
58.7 x 50.3 cm
This detailed regional map covers the Rhone-Alps region with a small portion of Italy. It includes the cities of Lyon, Grenoble and Turin. Fortified cities, small towns, monasteries, roads and canals fill the landscape along with topographical depictions of hills, mountains and forests. The allegorical title cartouche features a river god, Mercury, and Diana.
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Condition: A
A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet with marginal foxing and a light dampstain along the top edge of the sheet.