Basse Partie de l'Evesche de Munster, et le Comte de Benthem

Old coloured map of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by P. Mortier circa 1730.

Reference 12500

Description

Antique map of the diocese of Münster by N. Sanson at P. Mortier. Shows the area between Bremen, Delmenhorst and Rhene. With Lingen, Bad Bentheim, Dollart, Tecklenburg and the course of the Ems. To the lower right a title cartouche.

Details

Cartographer	Nicolas Sanson
Title	Basse Partie de l'Evesche de Munster, et le Comte de Benthem
Publisher, Year	P. Mortier, Amsterdam, circa 1730
Plate Size	43.0 x 56.5 cm (16.9 x 22.2 inches)
Sheet Size	53.0 x 63.0 cm (20.9 x 24.8 inches)

Condition

Centrefold backed at the bottom. Very good condition with old outline colour. Never framed before.

Cartographer

Nicolas Sanson, born 1600 in Abbeville, was a French historian and cartographer. Louis XIII appointed him Géographe Ordinaire du Roi. His main work, the Atlas Cartes Générales de Toutes les Parties du Monde, was issued first in 1654 until 1676. After his death in 1667, the business was continued by his sons Guillaume and Adrien in partnership with A. H. Jaillot.

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Old coloured map of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Printed in Amsterdam by P. Mortier circa 1730.

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