Cartographer:
QUAD, Matthias
Title:
FRANCIAE accurata descriptio, FRANKREICH mit seinem Grenzen
Stock Code:
2207
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Size: (W x H):
28cm x 21cm
11 inches x 8½ inches
Date:
1589
Price:
£345
This beautiful map, in the unusual size of small folio, is similar to the style of Ortelius. It covers most of France, except the south and Mediterranean coast, showing the coast, towns and regions. Fleur de Lys at the top right. Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne,which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. He produced his ‘Europa’ in 1592, and his ‘Geographisch Handtuch’ in 1600
Exceptionally good, crisp copy, excellent margins, mounted