Subject: Northern France, Paris
Period: 1696 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
24.3 x 18 inches
61.7 x 45.7 cm
This handsomely engraved map illustrates the area surrounding Paris, depicted by a bird's-eye plan at center. Hundreds of towns, political boundaries, rivers, and forests are also shown. A Latin title above the map reads: "Nova Territorii Parisiensis Tabula ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae Ducis."
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Condition: B+
A sharp impression with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouches. There is a horizontal crease, a couple of stains at far right, and old pencil notations in the bottom margin.