A 17th century map of France with rare gazzetteer side-panels

VISSCHER, Nicolas.

Galliae seu Francia Tabula, qua omnes Provinciae, Viae augiariae et aliae res notatu dignae distrincté et accuraté ostenduntur,
Amsterdam, c.1690. Fine original colour. Three sheets conjoined, total 530 x 1150mm.

Some restoration.

A detailed map of France, with an extensive index on the two extra side panels. The elaborate title cartouche features Apollo in the chariot of the Sun flying over a burning city, an illustration from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', Book 2, v. 191.


Stock ID : 23744