Antique Print-PLAN-CHARLEMONT-FORTRESS-GIVET-FRANCE-BELGIUM-Blaeu-1649

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Antique print, titled: 'Charlemont' - A stylised plan of the Fort Charlemont, fortifications along the Meuse river near the French village Givet, on the border with Belgium. Copperplate engraving on laid paper. Description: Source unknown, to be determined.Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Joan Blaeu'. Joan Blaeu (1596-1673) was a Dutch cartographer. He was born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu. In 1620 he became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635 they published the Atlas Novus in two volumes. Joan and his brother Cornelius took over the studio after their father died in 1638. Joan became the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company. Around 1649 Joan Blaeu published a collection of Dutch city maps named Tooneel der Steeden (Views of Cities). In 1662 he reissued the atlas with 11 volumes, and one for oceans. It was also known as Atlas Maior. Condition: Good, given age. Original fold, as issued. Top and right margins cropped to the image edge, remargined using contemporary paper backed with acid-free archival tape. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: A220-24 The overall size is ca. 13.7 x 10 inch. The image size is ca. 10.9 x 7.5 inch. The overall size is ca. 34.7 x 25.3 cm. The image size is ca. 27.8 x 19.1 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52513

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