ARTOIS FRANCE 1745 COVENS/MORTIER ANTIQUE ENGRAVED MAP
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Double your traffic. Carte d'Artois et ses Environs où l'on voit le Ressort du Conseil Provincial d'Artois. Striking and beautifully detailed copper engraved chart of Artois, a former province of Northern France . Centred on Betune, map shows also tghe cities of Arras, Abbeville, Monteruil, Calais, Dunkerque, Saint Omer, Gravelines, Lille, Douai, Lens, etc. Map is filled with a lot of topographical details as well as placenames, rivers, lakes, mountains. Map fashioned with a large decorative title cartouche emballished with two mythological figures, two cherubs and coat of arms. Alternative french title to the top "Carte d'Artois et des Environs a l'usage de Monseigneur Le Duc de Bourgogne". 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 . Printed area size approx.: cm 61,3 x 50,7 Paper size approx.: cm 64,8 x 54,2 Very strong a nd dark impression on strong paper. Paper with chains. Original colors. Wide margins. Paper with browning and foxing. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Cartographer: The Amsterdam
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