"Comitatuum Hannoniae et Namurci Descriptio", Blaeu, (Family)
Subject: Southern Belgium
Period: 1643 (circa)
Publication: Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.8 x 15.1 inches
50.3 x 38.4 cm
Finely engraved and detailed chart of the region of Hainaut and Namur, extending a bit into northern France. The title cartouche is flanked by the two coats of arms and a cherub displays the scale of miles in the opposite corner. The map is filled with information including even the tiniest of hamlets. French text on verso, published between 1643-50.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #3320:2A.
Condition: A
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor printer's ink residue and a small hole in the right margin caused by a rust spot.
