Author: Sanson, Guillaume (1633-1703)
Title: Partie Septentrionale du Comte de Hollande...
Description: Map of North Holland, with Tessel island. Large cartouche on the left with title, dedication and explanation concerning the scales adopted for this map. The title is printed from a different plate. Titled: 'PARTIE SEPTENTIONALE DU COMTÉ DE / HOLLANDE. / Dressée sur les Memoires les plus Nouveaux. / Par le S.r SANSON, Geographe ordinaire du Roy.' // 'Presenté A MONSEIGNEUR LE DAUPHIN, / Par son tres-humple, tres-Obeissant, et tres fidele Serviteur / Alexis Hubert Iaillot.' On the bottom of the scales: 'A Paris chez H. Iallot joignant kes grands Augustins, aux deux Globes. / Avec Privilege du Roy pour Vingt Ans. / 1699', last number '9'in pen and brown ink. In fact the original plate does not show the last number, which was supposed to be added in a second moment. l Etching and engraving on paper, trimmed to plate mark, partially hand coloured; total: 431 x 564 mm; pasted on thick paper, some losses of paper, some stains, corners with pinholes and further damages. Folding line in the middle, top part of the folding damaged.

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