World Maps · 17th century
€ 480
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Very good, given age. Some browning but only visible in the margins and on verso. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
Antique map titled 'Hic est situs oppidi Grauiae (..)'. Bird's eye view plan of Grave, The Netherlands, Holland. Showing the siege of Grave in the year 1602. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Lodovico Guicciardini (19 August 1521 – 22 March 1589) was an Italian writer and merchant from Florence who lived primarily in Antwerp from 1542 or earlier. He was the nephew of historian and diplomat Francesco Guicciardini.
Condition: Very good, given age. Some browning but only visible in the margins and on verso. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
Date: c.1608
Overall size: 37.9 x 29.2 cm.
Image size: 33.8 x 24.4 cm.
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