Subject: Eastern Belgium & Western Germany
Period: 1680 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.2 x 18.2 inches
56.4 x 46.2 cm
Very detailed map of the Muese River valley centered on Liege, and extending to include the cities of Antwerp, Brussels, Namur, Maestricht, Trier and Cologne. The map is densely engraved with hundreds of tiny towns. The large title cartouche features a great vignette of a blacksmith.
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Condition: B+
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with some extraneous creasing along the centerfold, an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom, and light toning along the edges of the sheet.