"Candie", Duval, Pierre
Subject: Crete
Period: 1682 (published)
Publication: Le Monde ou la Geographie Universelle
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.8 x 3.6 inches
12.2 x 9.1 cm
This miniature map of Crete is divided by regions and shows the site of the Labyrinth at the center. Pierre Duval was Nicolas Sanson's nephew and pupil. He published a wide range of atlases and individual maps including a fine miniature world geography with many of the maps based on Sanson.
References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 132-135; Pastoureau, DUVAL XI Fa.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a bright, watermarked sheet with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouche, with marginal toning and foxing.
