Subject: Northern France, Paris
Period: 1667 (dated)
Publication: Cartes Particulieres de la France
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.9 x 15.6 inches
48 x 39.6 cm
This map focuses on the region south of Paris, including the cities of Orleans, Tours, Bourges, Nevers and Sens. Adorned with a decorative title cartouche. This is the second state, with signs of erasures in the title cartouche to remove Pierre Mariette's imprint.
References: cf. Pastoureau, SANSON VI [39].
Condition: B+
A dark impression with contemporary outline color, light offsetting, a bit of printer's ink residue, and an ink splotch at bottom left. The map has been trimmed to the neatlines and affixed to a sheet of hand-laid paper.