Antique Map of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany

US$475

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

Sheet size: 62.5 × 46.3 cm (24.6 × 18.2 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-13442-6

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

Repaired: Small repairs on margins, sl. affecting image. Repair on one of the folding lines and a larger repair bottom left. Shows wear and soiling. Small repairs on margins, sl. affecting image. Repair on one of the folding lines and a larger repair bottom left. Blank verso. Please study image.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Archevesche et Eslectorat de Cologne avec ses Enclaves'. Original old map of the Archdiocese of Cologne with the course of the Rhine from Andernach to Wesel with the diocese's left bank of the Rhine and the Recklinghausen exclave. Published by H. Jaillot, 1689.

Hubert Jaillot, one of the most important French cartographers of the 17th century, was born 1632. He had a partnership with Nicolas Sanson's son and re-published and re-engraved many Sanson maps. The Atlases and map mainly have been printed by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam but also in Paris.