ARTIST: Joan Blaeu
PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.
MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,
DATE: c.1640.
EDITION SIZE: 15 1/4 x 19 7/8" (386 x 505 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: Two maps on one sheet. The first is of Vermandois region, centered on the city of Saint-Quentin. In the lower right is a scale of miles being held by a well dressed gentlemen. The second map is of Cappelle includes the towns of Marle, Laon, and Vernins. A nicely colored impression.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This example is from a 1650 French text edition of Blaeu's "Le Theatre du Monde, Nouvel Atlas"
CONDITION: Good condition, save for some minor foxing. Original hand coloring.
REFERENCE:
Login / Register
Basket
