Subject: Northeastern France
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.4 x 19.3 inches
56.9 x 49 cm
A large copperplate map of the Lorraine region that is fully and beautifully engraved. Centered roughly on Nancy and including the fortified cities of Metz, Strasbourg, Belfort, Sedan and Luxembourg. The map is absolutely filled with details on the watersheds, mountains, forests, towns and villages. A lovely figurative cartouche features putti holding aloft the region's coat of arms, a soldier, a river god, and grapes.
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Condition: A
A crisp impression on a clean sheet of watermarked paper. There is a bit of soiling adjacent to the upper centerfold and a couple of small printer's creases at bottom.