ARTIST: Joan Blaeu
PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.
MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,
DATE: c.1640.
EDITION SIZE: 15 1/8 x 20 3/4" (383 x 527 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: Fine map of the French region including La Rochelle and Nantes bordering the Bay of Biscay (at lower left). Ornamented with a banner-style title cartouche, the royal arms, a compass rose, sailing ship, and a distance scale topped by a wine barrel and flanked by two putti.
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CONDITION: Good condition, save for some occasional foxing. Original hand coloring.
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