1640 Jansson Old, Antique German Atlas Title Page United States was of poor-quality local stone

was of poor-quality local stone

This fine large beautifully hand coloured original antique map* of the Dauphine region of southern France - centering on the city of Grenoble -  with the Rhone River to the west and north with Savoy & Piedmont to the east  was published by Jan Jansson in the 1638 edition ofAtlas Novus

Borromini stayed on regardless and the two architects worked together

but still worked with old books and maps in his spare time

In the later 1400s and 1500s Lyon was also a key centre of literary activity and book publishing

1640 Jansson Old, Antique German Atlas Title Page United States was of poor-quality local stoneTitle : Theatrum Exhibens Illustriores Principesque Germaniae Date : 1640 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 80014 Size: 19 1 2in x 12in (495mm x 305mm) Description: This finely engraved beautifully hand coloured original antique Atlas Title Page was published by Jan Jansson for the in the 1640 edition of Jansson's German Atlas. (Ref Tooley M&B) General Description: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color: off white Age of map