Vauban for Louis XIV
Fine rare Antique engraved map on paper
Total size approx 7.1/2 x 9. inches (18.5 x 22.5 cm)
Drawn by Christophe Tassin
Engraved by Gabriel Perelle 1604-1677
Condition: good clean example with margins
Christophe Tassin (born in the early 1600s in France; died in 1660 in France), also known as Nicolas Tassin, Christophe Nicolas Tassin or Christophe Le Tassin, was a French cartographer, known for his atlases of France, Spain, Germany and Switzerland. Most of his work was published in Paris from 1633 to 1635. Among his colleagues were Melchior Tavernier (1594–1665), Sébastien Cramoisy (1584–1669) and Michael van Lochum (1601–1647). Little is known of his personal life.
