Subject: Northern Africa, Algeria
Period: 1655 (dated)
Publication: Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21.2 x 15.2 inches
53.8 x 38.6 cm
Nice map covering the region of present-day northern Algeria. The topography is shown to be quite mountainous with numerous oases located and shown in the European manner of forests. The title is engraved on a drape-style cartouche. Engraved by Joannes Some and published in Paris by Pierre Mariette.
References: Pastoureau, SANSON V A [15].
Condition: A
A fine impression with contemporary outline color with later color added to the decorative elements, on a sheet with a bunch of grapes medallion watermark. The centerfold has been reinforced with tissue on verso, and there is a minor extraneous vertical fold.