Map of Franciae Insula – Ortelius/ Vrients - 1601 (The Parisian Region of France)

Map of Franciae Insula – Ortelius/ Vrients – 1601 (The Parisian Region of France)

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A lovely original copper engraved miniature map from 1601 of the Franciae Insula with Paris in the lower middle on a snaking river Seine. The map spans from Chantilly in the North West to Crecy in the South East and is in fine condition. Map 12cm by 9cm to the printed border. Strong plate impression nice colouring.

Abraham Ortelius one of the earliest cartographers was born in Antwerp and considered the creator of the first modern atlas. J.B. Vrients purchased the rights and plates for Ortelius’s Theatrum Orbis Terrarum and Epitome at the very beginning of the 17th Century and this beautiful map comes from his Epitomi Theatre Orteliani published in Antwerp in 1601 (Refer to King Page 65).

Price $190.00 framed in Voyager miniature map style ... enquire if you wish this item unframed.

Lovely early map for those that love France and Paris

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Map of Franciae Insula – Ortelius/ Vrients – 1601 (The Parisian Region of France)

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