"Principatus Walliae Pars Borealis Vulgo North Wales", Jansson, Jan
Subject: Northern Wales
Period: 1647 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.3 x 15.9 inches
51.6 x 40.4 cm
A handsome map depicting Northern Wales, filled with charming pictorial topography describing forests, cities, and mountains, including Snowdown Hill (Snowdon), the highest mountain in the country. The map is adorned with cartouches flanked with putti and mermen, two coats of arms, and deftly engraved sailing ships. German text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5501:1.
Condition: B
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet with some offsetting, a tiny hole adjacent to the title cartouche, and a centerfold separation in the bottom margin.
