Large Decorative Map of the Iberian Peninsula

Reference
BG-13433-3
Region
Africa
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
49.8 x 66.8 cm (19.6 x 26.3 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 790

Antique map titled 'L'Espagne (..)'. Large map of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Balearic Islands and part of the north coast of Africa. The map is based on the cartography of Rodrigo Mendez Sylva. The sheet is filled with detail and decorated with a beautiful title cartouche featuring Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind and Chloris, the goddess of spring and flowers. Originally published by Guillaume de l'Isle 1701, updated and republished by Philippe Buache in 1745 (signed lower right).

Where this sits in the catalogue

Other sheets of Africa


Bartele Gallery. Original antique maps, sea charts, engravings and works on paper. This is a plain text rendering of a page that is otherwise built in the browser. The catalogue index is at https://www.bartele.net/catalogue and machine readable notes are at https://www.bartele.net/llms.txt.