FULL TITLE: The Road from Amiens to Saint-Omer
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From Amiens via Doullens, Frevent, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise & Therouanne to Saint-Omer.
The strip map shows the main road and crossroads leading to various towns & villages along the way. The engraving details the surrounding topography including churches, rivers, bridges, pastures, woods, forests and hills.
The distances between towns & cities are shown in 'lieue'. 1 lieue varied between 3.898km and 4.678km. My feeling is that the 'lieue de postes' was used, which happens to be the average of the above 2 distances at 4.288km.
Publisher: L Denis & Pasquier, Paris
Full title: Guide Royal, ou Dictionnaire Topographique des Grandes Routes de Paris aux Villes, Bourgs et Abbayes du Royaume.
The sheet is beautifully hand coloured. Scarce.
Date: 1774
Conditon: GG
Technique: Copper Engraving
Colour: Coloured
Width (cms) x Height (cms): 7.4 x 13.2 (neat line)
Note:
1. The image forms an integral part of the description
2. Item will be sent 'signed-for'. If not collected by buyer and subsequently returned to me then the buyer will be expected to pay re-posting cost.
Ref: JJB3219