[Engraved by Matthias Merian.]
[Frankfurt: Merian, c.1640.]
Engraved map. Sheet 205 x 365mm (8 x 14Ľ"). Trimmed to printed border.
A map in the form of a bird's-eye view, looking down on Nice, Monte Carlo, Villa Franca and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, detailing their defensive walls. The map was published during the period that the Grimaldi family won recognition of the independence of Monaco, from the Spanish in 1633 and the French in 1641. Honoré II (1597-1662) was the first Prince of Monaco.
[Ref: 54245] £350.00
[Frankfurt: Merian, c.1640.]
Engraved map. Sheet 205 x 365mm (8 x 14Ľ"). Trimmed to printed border.
A map in the form of a bird's-eye view, looking down on Nice, Monte Carlo, Villa Franca and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, detailing their defensive walls. The map was published during the period that the Grimaldi family won recognition of the independence of Monaco, from the Spanish in 1633 and the French in 1641. Honoré II (1597-1662) was the first Prince of Monaco.
[Ref: 54245] £350.00