"Misnia Marchionatus. Meissen", Blaeu, Johannes
Subject: Eastern Germany
Period: 1659 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21.7 x 16.4 inches
55.1 x 41.7 cm
This map focuses on the region between Halle and Dresden, identifying Leipzig and dozens of tiny villages. The map is adorned with two lovely cartouches. The distance scale includes a surveyor and two putti, while the title cartouche includes Ceres, Diana and a young shepherd. Spanish text on verso, published between 1659-72.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2110:2.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a bit of printer's ink residue, a spot in the image at top right, and an archivally repaired centerfold separation that extends 3.5" into image at top.
