"Pictaviae Ducatus Descriptio, Vulgo le Pais de Poictou", Blaeu, Willem
Subject: Western France
Period: 1634 (circa)
Publication: Novus Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.9 x 15.1 inches
53.1 x 38.4 cm
Fine map of the region including the coastline and the cities of Nantes and Rochelle prominently delineated. Richly ornamented with a banner style title cartouche, the royal arms, a compass rose, sailing ship, and a distance scale topped by a wine barrel and flanked by two adorable putti. German text on verso, published between 1634-35.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4500:2.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with light dampstains along the sides of the sheet, entering the image a bit in the bottom corners.
