279. "Transylvania" Map by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Paris, circa 1750
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279. "Transylvania" Map by Willem Janszoon Blaeu, Paris, circa 1750
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hand-colored copper engraving, striped paper, 46 x 56.5 cm
The piece is a map of Transylvania, copied by Willem Janszoon Blaeu after an older creation, probably from the end of the 16th century, which belonged to Gerardus Mercator. The heraldic symbol of the Bathory family surmounts the cartouche in the lower right corner. The Blaeu family first published this map in 1634, in Amsterdam, in a German language edition. The present map is part of a French language edition that appeared in Paris in the mid-18th century. Hand-colored copper engraving after printing.
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