Subject: Southern Belgium & Northern France
Period: 1666 (dated)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
21.6 x 16.5 inches
54.9 x 41.9 cm
This is an attractive map of the region along the present-day border between France and Belgium, centered approximately on Mons and extending to include Douai, Cambray, Bapaume, Rocroi, Charleroi, and Geraardsbergen. The large cities are illustrated as miniature bird's-eye plans, and the forested areas are graphically depicted. The decorative title cartouche features a pair of maidens.
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Condition: A
A sharp impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet, trimmed to the neatline and pasted onto a sturdy, 18th century sheet. There is some faint offsetting in the image, a short printer's crease at top center, and minor dampstaining in the top margin.