PROVENCE FRANCE1745 COVENS/MORTIER ANTIQUE ENGRAVED MAP
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Double your traffic. Carte de Provence et des Terres Adjacentes Par Guillaume De l'Isle Geographe du Roy de l'Academie Royale des Sciences A Paris . A Amsterdam chez Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier Geographes. Description: Striking and beautifully detailed copper engraved chart of Provence, a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. Centered on Saint Maxime, map includes also the cities of Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Antibe, Saint-Tropez, Marseille, Arles, Nimes, Orange, Highly detailed map showing hills, forests, rivers, cities, fortifications, villages, Abbeys and roads. The map is from a Dutch edition of De L'Isle's work entitled, Atlas Nouveau, Contenant Toutes Les Parties Du Monde, Ou sont exactement Remarquées les Empires, Monarchies, Royaumes, Etats, Republiques &c. Par Guillaume de l'Isle. Premier Géographe de sa Majesté. It was published by Covens and Mortier, brothers-in-law who continued the firm established by Pierre Mortier . Date: 1745 (undated) Dimension: Printed area size approx.: cm 59,2 x 48,8 Paper size approx.: cm 64,4 x 53,8 Conditions: Very strong a nd dark impression on strong paper. Paper with chains. Original colors to the outlines. Wide margins. Small browning and foxing. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Cartographer: The Amsterdam publishing firm of Covens and Mortier
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