Map titled “BELSIA Vulgo La Beauce” by J. Blaeu. Published...
Map titled “BELSIA Vulgo La Beauce” by J. Blaeu. Published in Amsterdam in Blaeu’s *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum* in 1635. This sheet is famous; it features a beautiful Baroque cartouche depicting Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, on a chariot drawn by a dragon and laden with wheat, accompanied by a Latin inscription celebrating abundant harvests. Period coloring. Minor soiling or defects.
H: 40 - W: 52 cm (visible dimensions).
Framed.
Map titled “BELSIA Vulgo La Beauce” by J. Blaeu. Published in Amsterdam in Blaeu’s *Theatrum Orbis Terrarum* in 1635. This sheet is famous; it features a beautiful Baroque cartouche depicting Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, on a chariot drawn by a dragon and laden with wheat, accompanied by a Latin inscription celebrating abundant harvests. Period coloring. Minor soiling or defects.
H: 40 - W: 52 cm (visible dimensions).
Framed.
