Southern Europe
€ 790
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
General age-related toning. Original folding line. Minor wear and soiling. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique map titled 'L'Espagne (..)'. Large map of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Balearic Islands and part of the north coast of Africa. The map is based on the cartography of Rodrigo Mendez Sylva. The sheet is filled with detail and decorated with a beautiful title cartouche featuring Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind and Chloris, the goddess of spring and flowers. Originally published by Guillaume de l'Isle 1701, updated and republished by Philippe Buache in 1745 (signed lower right).
