"Harlingen", Jansson, Jan
Subject: Netherlands
Period: 1652 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
53.3 x 41.9 cm
A superbly engraved plan of the coastal city of Harlingen, located in the province of Friesland. The map shows the city as a walled medieval town, filled with many buildings, some are identified with a numbered key at the lower right. A number of ships fill the ports and docks, and the decorative title cartouche is attended by two mer-people.
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Condition: B+
A dark impression on a sheet that has been professionally backed to repair some minor paper weakness and a tear at top left. A little bit of irregular toning within the view.
