Subject: Southeastern France & Western Italy
Period: 1748 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel
Color: Hand Color
This pair of small maps presents the border between France and Italy along the Mediterranean coast. Each map includes numerous tiny towns, roads, and graphically illustrated mountains.
A. Carte de l'Etat de Genes ou se Trouvent Nice, Vintimille, S. Remo &c., (6.9 x 6.1"). This depicts the Mediterranean coast between Nice, France, and Cipressa, Italy, including Monaco. An inset map focuses on Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer. Engraved by Guillaume Delahaye.
B. Carte des Confins de l'Etat de Genes ou se Trouve une Partie du Cie. de Nice, (5.9 x 6.4"). This map depicts the region just to the north of Nice, France, and is centered on Mont Bégo and the Vallée des Merveilles in the Maritime Alps.
References: Pedley #337 & #338.
Condition: A
Crisp impressions with contemporary outline color on grayish paper with minor soiling along the edges. The northern sheet has the watermark of "Sapelerre du Marais."