"Le Royaume de France Fait Conforme aux Cartes, Imprimees, et Manuscrittes, Desinees sur la Situation des Lieux et Conferees avec les Itineraires Anciens et Modernes...", Seutter, Matthias
Subject: France
Period: 1734 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.1 x 18.8 inches
56.1 x 47.8 cm
This superb map is beautifully engraved with place names, watershed, and much more. It extends to include Corsica and portions of Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and England. The decorative title cartouche features mapmaking tools, a globe, the coat of arms, a canon, Mercury, and several other allegorical figures. An extensive notation at upper right describes the country.
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Condition: B+
A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with very light soiling and a few minor dampstains along the edges of the sheet.