"Flandriae Pars Occidentalis Continens", Jansson, Jan
Subject: Northern France & Western Belgium
Period: 1675 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.9 x 15 inches
48 x 38.1 cm
This copper engraved map covers the coastline from Calais to Dunkirk to Nieuwpoort and inland to Armentiers. The map is fully engraved to show forests, roads and canals, and hundreds of tiny villages. Figures, farm implements, and weaponry surround the title cartouche, and the sea is filled with a large fleet of sailing ships. Latin text on verso, published between 1675-80.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #3201:1.2.
Condition: A
Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with light printer's ink residue and minor toning along the centerfold.
