About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van Frankryk.' - Attractive detailed map showing France. Title in block-style cartouche with a simple compass rose. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam, was born 1705. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans. The maps mainly based on those of Guillaume de l'Isle. He died in 1765.
Condition: Good, given age. Edges with small tears. A few spots in the margins. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
Date: c.1740
Overall size: 55.4 x 43.7 cm.
Image size: 37.3 x 32.7 cm.
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