"Provincia - La Provence", Mercator/Hondius

This striking map of Provence in southern France is fully engraved with hundreds of place names and adorned with three decorative cartouches, including one enclosing the title that features an animal's face, crown, and the coat of arms of Provence. The map is dense with graphic depictions of mountains, forests, and towns and cities. The Rhone and Durance rivers are meticulously mapped, with even the marshy area at the mouth of the Rhone noted. In the Mediterranean, there is a sailing ship and a compass rose capped with a fleur-de-lis. French text on verso, published 1633.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4700:1B.1.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with minor printer's ink residue and a few spots in map image. There is a centerfold separation in the bottom blank margin that has been repaired on verso with archival tape.