"Saxonia Superior, & Hall Episcopatus", Blaeu, Johannes
Subject: Central Germany
Period: 1659 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
53.3 x 41.9 cm
This exquisitely engraved map of central Germany features the fortified cities of Wittenberg and Halle, plus numerous villages and nice detail of the region's forests. There are two large coats of arms at top, one with a dedication to Elector Johann Georg of Saxony. The decorative title cartouche incorporates the distance scale and features a farmer and livestock. Spanish text on verso, published between 1659-72.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol II) #2100:2B.
Condition: A
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a sheet with a large watermark of the god Atlas and marginal soiling.
