Paris ca. 1720.

Altkolorierte Kupferstich-Karte von Jaillot und Sanson. -- Blatt-Maße: ca. 62,5 x 94 cm. -- teils etwas fleckig und angerändert, sonst gut erhalten. || Old colored engraved map by Jaillot and Sanson. -- with some staining, deposited along all margins, otherwise in very good condition. || A large, ornate map of Europe featuring rhumb lines and two wind roses in the waters, meticulously detailing coastlines and identifying major towns and cities in the interior, leaving the rest blank. Crafted and engraved by Nicolas Berey, the chart is dedicated to Monseigneur Phelypeaaux, a counselor to the King and director of the Depot de Marine. Alexis-Hubert Jaillot, Berey's son-in-law, inherited the plates upon Berey's death (1665). The sea chart boasts 11 distance scales, and is adorned with a grand title cartouche encompassed by military flags, weapons, the royal arms, and a vignette of a sailing ship.

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