"Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriae Veteris Pars", Jansson, Jan
Subject: Northern Spain
Period: 1666 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.3 x 14.9 inches
49 x 37.8 cm
This handsome copper engraved map shows the coastal Basque country in northern Spain. It includes the cities of Santander, Laredo, Bibao and Bayonne (France) and extends inland to Logrono and Calahorra. Three ships sail in the Bay of Biscay and the map is embellished with a compass rose and rhumb lines, coat of arms, title and distance scale cartouches. Blank verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #6020:1.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with full original color and wide margins. There is light printer's ink residue and minor toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet.
