ARTIST: Joan Blaeu
PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1640.
EDITION SIZE: 16 1/4 x 19 5/8" (414 x 498 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A decorative map of the Basque region or the ancient Kingdom of Navarre in northern Spain. Included are title cartouche surrounded by local inhabitants, a scale cartouche and coat of arms.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This impression published c.1688 and appeared in Abraham Wolfgang's "Atlas Minor" which is a compilation of maps originally issued by Blaeu, de Wit, Visscher and others.
CONDITION: Good condition, save some soiling in the margins and repaired splitting along lower centerfold. Tiny hole in left panel. Original hand color with gold leaf highlights.
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