Subject: Northern France
Period: 1746 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22 x 18.4 inches
55.9 x 46.7 cm
This very detailed map of the Artois and Picardy regions has particularly good information on the roads. The map is centered approximately on Arras and includes the cities of Amiens, Calais, and Mons, Belgium. The decorative title cartouche includes the allegorical figure of Abundance and a fisherman.
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Condition: B+
A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet with some abrasions along the centerfold at top. There are light dampstains and some spots of foxing along the edges of the sheet.