Cartographer:
QUAD, Matthias
Title:
GERMANIA.
Stock Code:
5419
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original outline colour
Atlas:
Fascilus Geographicus
Size: (W x H):
28.5cm x 22cm
11 inches x 8½ inches
Date:
1608
Price:
£320
Handsome map of Germany with foliated border. Coat of arms, with two-headed eagle at lower left, title at top left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Very good condition. Good margins. Rivers, forests and a few place-names outlined in brown and green.