"Carte du Gouvernement de Provence, Suivant les Nouvelles Observations de Messrs. De l'Academie Royale des Sciences, etc.", Aa, Pieter van der
Subject: France
Period: 1714 (published)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
11.7 x 8.7 inches
29.7 x 22.1 cm
Fine copper engraved and decorative map of the Provence region in the south of France. It includes the cities of Nimes, Viviers, Avignon, Aix and Nice. The pictorial cartouche features fishermen pulling their nets ashore and women harvesting the fields. Compass rose with fleur-de-lys.
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Condition: A+
Lovely later color.