Cartographer:
DE FER, Nicholas
Title:
ESTATS DE COURONNES DE DANNEMARK SUEDE ET POLOGNE sur la Mer Baltique
Stock Code:
2539
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
Atlas Curieux ou Le Monde
Size: (W x H):
34.5cm x 43cm
13½ inches x 17 inches
Date:
Paris1717
Price:
£250
The map shows coast from Dieppe to southern Scandinavia, and inland as far as Austria. Magnificent cartouche at top left, with title flanked with heroic figures, with royal insignia overhead, and inset map and description of ‘de Isle de Huene’ below. Secondary cartouche at lower left shows three scales under a celestial scene with angels. A page of text, ‘Description de la Ville de Straalsund’ that was adjacent to the map in original atlas, is attached to the rear of the map
The map itself is in good condition, upper left hand, and top margins have been cropped close to plate