Print Description
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Lotharingen cross.
Sheet size: 38.2 x 31.8 cm (15.04 x 12.52 inch). Image size: 34.7 x 27.5 cm. (13.66 x 10.83 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Original central fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FRANCE MAP, ST. MARGARITE, ST. HONORAT, ÎLES DE LÉRINS, CANNES, MATTHÄUS MERIAN, FRANCO-SPANISH WAR, NAVAL BATTLE MAP, MEDITERRANEAN FORTIFICATIONS | PCO-A29-43
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Frankfurt as part of Matthäus Merian’s historical and topographical works concerning the Franco-Spanish conflicts.
Biography engraver: Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650) was a Swiss-born engraver, publisher and cartographer active in Frankfurt. He became renowned for his detailed topographical views, city plans and historical engravings, notably in the Theatrum Europaeum and Topographia series.
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