Subject: Western Belgium
Period: 1770 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
25.6 x 19.3 inches
65 x 49 cm
This map depicts west and east Flanders, extending from the Westerschelde south to Douai, France, and as far east as Brussels. The map is filled with details of roads, towns, political boundaries, rivers, forested areas, and more. Large towns are depicted as miniature bird's-eye plans. The map is adorned with a drape-style cartouche bearing the distance scales, and a military-themed title cartouche featuring cannons, the angel of Fame, and soldiers.
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Condition: A
A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with an Elias Kutter watermark. There is a printer's crease at top right, light toning along the edges of the sheet, and the left margin has been extended with period-correct paper.