The Old Print Shop

Typus Galliae Veteris.

  • ARTIST: Joannis Blaeu

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1642.

  • EDITION SIZE: 15 1/2 x 19 3/4" (394 x 503 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: Ancient France based on the cartography of Abraham Ortelius. Shown are mountains, rivers and forests with ancient place names. This map was issued in Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Sive Atlas Novis."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: French text on verso.

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some occasional minor damp staining and small brown spot just below the cartouche. Original hand coloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps