"Neue Sachsische Post-Charte mit denen Post-Wegen und Strassen…", Schenk, Pieter
Subject: Germany
Period: 1734 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.3 x 19.8 inches
59.2 x 50.3 cm
Map of the postal delivery routes in Freistaat Sachsen (Saxony) including the fortified cities of Wittenberg, Dresden, Eger, Gotha, Magdenburg, Leipzig, Erfurt and Zwickau. The pictorial cartouches and vignette feature postmen galloping through the countryside and a pair of mischievous putti pilfering a postal satchel.
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Condition: C+
Original color with some light mildew stains in the map. The upper right corner has paper replaced with loss of the engraved border. There are some tears in the bottom margin, not affecting the map.
