Subject: Western Balkans
Period: 1719 (dated)
Publication: Le Nouveau et Curieux Atlas Geographique et Historique
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.8 x 6.6 inches
22.4 x 16.8 cm
This map depicts the western coastline of the Balkans from southern Croatia to northern Albania. There is good detail in the interior, with a note on the region in the Adriatic Sea. The map is handsomely embellished with several ships engaged in battle and a decorative title cartouche.
References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #43-22; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MEN-1b.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on a lightly toned sheet with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouche.