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Lower Alsace

Etching and engraving, 36.2 x 43.5 cm (plate); 45.2 x 51 cm (sheet). Map of Alsace, a historical region of north-eastern France, published by Johannes Janssonius in Amsterdam.

Printed on laid paper, two sheets joined, English text on the verso. Beautiful contemporary colouring. Overall sheet in excellent condition, except for a few very small holes, some thinning of the paper and slight stains on the verso and along the central fold.