"Nouvelle Carte du Royaume d'Espagne, Dressee sur les Observations de Messieurs de l'Academie Royale des Sciences", Leth, Hendrik de
Subject: Spain & Portugal
Period: 1740 (circa)
Publication: Nouvel Atlas Geographique & Historique...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.5 x 6.5 inches
21.6 x 16.5 cm
This small map of the Iberian Peninsula is filled with an amazing amount of detail for its size. A charming cartouche composed of tree branches surrounds the title. For his Nouvel Atlas, Leth made close copies of Jacques Chiquet's maps published in Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas in 1719.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.LETH-1a.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with contemporary outline color, issued folding with light toning along the folds and short fold separations that have been archivally repaired on verso.