ARTIST: Joan Blaeu
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1640.
EDITION SIZE: Image 15 1/8 x 19 5/8" (38.2 x 50 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A fine map of the city of Cahors on the Lot River and surrounding region. This map appeared in Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Sive Atlas Novis."<br><br> Cahors is known as the center of AOC 'black' wine, which has been made since the Middle Ages. <br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: French text on verso.
CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Some remains of old damp staining. Original hand coloring.
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