Champagne latine Campania, Comitatus
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15" x 19.5". This incredible map by Willem and Johannes Blaeu dates to circa 1640. Featuring the famous French wine making region of Champagne, the map labels numerous villages, towns, rivers, and important cities including Chalons, Reims, Vitry-le-Francois and Sainte Menehould. Mountains and forests are beautifully rendered in profile. Decorative title and scale cartouches in the bottom corners feature cherubs. The title cartouche also includes a coat..... More