Subject: Eastern France
Period: 1646 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Novus
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.6 x 15 inches
49.8 x 38.1 cm
Lovely map of the mountainous region of Savoy extending to include Geneva. Several towns are prominently shown on the map including Grenoble, which is depicted in a small plan-view at lower left. The map is ornamented with strapwork title and scale cartouches. Latin text on verso, published between 1646-57.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4770:1B.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with full contemporary color, printer's ink residue, a bit of color offsetting, and marginal soiling.