A two-sheet map of Europe

JAILLOT, Alexis-Hubert.

L'Europe...
Amsterdam, Pieter Mortier, c.1705. Original outline colour. Two sheets conjoined, total 570 x 890mm.

A large and decorative map of Europe with a fine baroque title cartouche.
Alexis-Hubert Jaillot redrew Sanson's map of Europe on a larger scale at the request of Sanson's heirs. After a dispute Jaillot passed his work to the Amsterdam publisher Mortier, who re-engraved the maps and issued his own 'Atlas Nouveau' still with the original attributions.


Stock ID : 24059