Print Description
Medium: Copperplate engraving, hand-colored on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 95 x 60 cm (37.4 x 23.62 inch). Image size: 87.5 x 54.5 cm. (34.45 x 21.46 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Some minor toning and edge wear, center fold as issued, vibrant hand coloring. Well-preserved example. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
NETHERLANDS MAP, 18TH-CENTURY MAPS, UNITED PROVINCES, NICOLAS SANSON, COVENS & MORTIER, FLANDERS, BRABANT, LIMBURG, HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY | MAPS-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
Reference: Jan Werner, De Atlas der Neederlanden (2013).
Biography engraver: Nicolas Sanson (1600-1667) was a French cartographer and geographer to King Louis XIII. He is considered the father of French cartography and significantly influenced European mapmaking in the 17th century.
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