Subject: Northeastern France
Period: 1587 (dated)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Black & White
Size:
19.8 x 13.5 inches
50.3 x 34.3 cm
Beautiful map compiled by Ortelius from two maps by Mercator. It is a compilation from "Lotharingiae Ducatus Pars Septentrionalis" and "Lotharingiae Ducatus Pars Medionalis" published in Mercator's atlas Galliae tabulae Geograhicae, 1585. This lovely copper engraved chart includes Metz and Nancy an is filled with hundreds of villages and place names. Adorned with three elaborate cartouches. Latin text on verso, published in 1592.
References: Van den Broecke #50.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on a bright sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is light toning along the centerfold and printer's ink residue.
