Cercle de Franconie qui comprend les eveches de Wurtzbourg, de Bamberg et D Aichstet, les Marquisats de Culmbach et D...

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Hand-Colored Original Copperplate Engraving by Sir Robert, depicting Cercle de Franconie qui comprend les eveches de Wurtzbourg, de Bamberg et D Aichstet, les Marquisats de Culmbach et D Anspach; et les Comtes D Henneberg, D Hohenlohe, de Vertheim, de Reineck, D Erpach &c. Par le Sr. Robert Geographe ord. du Roy. Avec Privilege 1752. Published Paris, Sir Robert, 1752. Sheet: 490 by 564mm (19 by 22 inches).. A fine and original hand-colored example of Robert's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 17500s. Sir Robert 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 Cercle de Franconie qui comprend les eveches de Wurtzbourg, de Bamberg et D Aichstet, les Marquisats de Culmbach et D Anspach; et les Comtes D Henneberg, D Hohenlohe, de Vertheim, de Reineck, D Erpach &c. Par le Sr. Robert Geographe ord. du Roy. Avec Privilege 1752, published in Paris, Sir Robert, 1752. The map features a decorative Baroque cartouche containing the title inscription. A distance scale is incorporated within the cartouche or alongside it. The map records the political and geographic boundaries of the region as understood in 1752, offering a fascinating window into the history of German territorial organization. Sheet measures 490 by 564mm (19 by 22 inches).. In good condition overall, with minor signs of age appropriate for a 18th-century engraving. Ready to frame.

Cercle de Franconie qui comprend les eveches de Wurtzbourg, de Bamberg et D Aichstet, les Marquisats de Culmbach et D Anspach; et les Comtes D Henneberg,...