ARTIST: Joan Blaeu
PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.
MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,
DATE: c.1640.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/4 x 19 7/8" (386 x 505 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: Two maps on one sheet. These two maps depict the Bordeaux and Bearn regions of France. Title and scale cartouches, as well as two compass roses and a coat of arms, embellish this two-part map.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This example is from a French text edition of Blaeu's Atlas Novus. A nicely colored impression.
CONDITION: Good condition, save for expertly repaired tear near center and small wormholes in lower margin. Original hand coloring.
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