ARTIST: Joan Blaeu
PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.
MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,
DATE: 1650
EDITION SIZE: 15 x 19 5/8" (382 x 500 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A decorative map of region of central France. The cities of Bourges and Nevers are shown. Embellished with a handsome title cartouche and a distance scale flanked by two stone castle towers.
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 occasional minor soiling. Original hand coloring.
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