British Isles U.K. Ireland England 1744 Faure hand color miniature engraved map Peru 9 1/2" H x 8

9 1/2" H x 8 7/8" W

His establishment continued to work until 1867 and is now preserved as the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp

Published 1886

spine paper 60% split with loosening

British Isles U.K. Ireland England 1744 Faure hand color miniature engraved map Peru 9 1/2" H x 8Carte de la Grande Bretagne sur les degres de L'Academie des sciences de Paris. Issued c. 1744. Engraved by Faure. Charming and very scarce eighteenth century engraved miniature map with lovely full hand color. Original fold lines as issued. Almost folk art simple geography. Overall clean and attractive example, light age staining. Lower right corner blank margin extended slightly with old paper to facilitate framing (outside th engraved area), the