Subject: Northern France
Period: 1634 (circa)
Publication: Novus Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.8 x 15.3 inches
50.3 x 38.9 cm
Two maps on one sheet, each with its own decorative title cartouche. These maps detail the region of the Loire River. Perchensis includes the cities of Mortagne, Nogent-le-Rotrou and Vendome. The map of Blaisois, from surveys by Joannes Temporius, covers the neighboring region with Orleans, Bourges and Blois. German text on verso, published between 1634-35.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4365+4370:2.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a "G A" watermark. There are light dampstains and some soiling along the edges of the sheet, as well as a short centerfold separation in the bottom margin that has been archivally repaired.