Original Very Old Hand-Colored Map of Limousin or Limoges, France, ca.1600

€ 1 400

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1600
Sheet size: 40 × 53.5 cm (15.7 × 21.1 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-57970

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Given age. Edges slightly browned. A few minor small creases. Some miniscule holes near middle fold, hardly visible. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Totius Lemovici et Confinium (..).' -

A handsome and detailed map of Limousin/Limoges, prepared by the well-known engraver, Petrus Kaerius. With an insert view of Limoges at top right. Two strapwork cartouches and scale. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Jodocus Hondius' after an anonymous artist. Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) was the founder of the famous 17th century Dutch map publishing family. Hondius, along with sons Jodocus II and Henricus and son-in-law Jan Janssonius, was prominent in Dutch cartography and competed with the emerging Blaeu family map business. When Jodocus Hondius acquired the copperplates of the Mercator atlas and decided to re-issue them in 1606, he prepared this map for inclusion in his Atlas sive Cosmographicae.