Le Cercle de Baviere qui Comprend le haut Palatinat, les Duches de Haute et Basse Baviere et de Neuburg, L Archeveche...

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Hand-Colored Original Copperplate Engraving by Francois and Remondini, M. Santini, depicting Le Cercle de Baviere qui Comprend le haut Palatinat, les Duches de Haute et Basse Baviere et de Neuburg, L Archeveche de Salzburg, les Eveches de Ratisbonne, de Freisingen, de Passau et la Prevote de Berchtolsgaden, Par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roy. A Venise Par P. Santini 1778. Chez M.R ne.. Published Venice, M. Remondini, 1776. Sheet: 490 by 538mm (19 by 21 inches).. A fine and original hand-colored example of Santini's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 17700s. Francois and Remondini, M. Santini was a cartographer active in the 1700s, working in the tradition of European copper-engraved cartography. Their maps are valued by collectors for their historical accuracy and decorative quality. This original copperplate engraving, with original hand coloring depicts the region of Le Cercle de Baviere qui Comprend le haut Palatinat, les Duches de Haute et Basse Baviere et de Neuburg, L Archeveche de Salzburg, les Eveches de Ratisbonne, de Freisingen, de Passau et la Prevote de Berchtolsgaden, Par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roy. A Venise Par P. Santini 1778. Chez M.R ne., published in Venice, M. Remondini, 1776-80. The map features a decorative Baroque cartouche containing the title inscription. The map records the political and geographic boundaries of the region as understood in 1776-80, offering a fascinating window into the history of German territorial organization. Sheet measures 490 by 538mm (19 by 21 inches).. In good condition, showing expected signs of age. Ready to frame.

Le Cercle de Baviere qui Comprend le haut Palatinat, les Duches de Haute et Basse Baviere et de Neuburg, L Archeveche de Salzburg, les Eveches de Ratisbonne...