"Bavaria Ducatus", Blaeu, Willem
Subject: Southeastern Germany
Period: 1659 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.9 x 15.2 inches
50.5 x 38.6 cm
Handsome map of the Duchy of Bavaria extending from the Danube River in the north to Innsbruck, Austria in the south, and to Passau, Germany and Salzburg, Austria in the east. Fully engraved to show mountains, rivers, forests, cities and villages and embellished with a strapwork title cartouche. Munchen, Augsburg, Regensburg, and Ingolstadt are also located. Spanish text on verso, published between 1659-72.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2660:2.
Condition: A
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet with a bir of printer's ink residue and marginal soiling.
