Item number: CSMT273
Genuine Antique Map
circa 1775
Maker: Desnos
Antique map of Belgium, from a composite atlas circa 1775. A composite atlas is an atlas made up of a selection of previously issued maps. This atlas appears to have been partly by Louis Charles Desnos and an atlas title page dated 1769 by Desnos was present. The full title translates to "CATHOLIC NETHERLANDS, KNOWN AS FLANDERS. DIVIDED ACCORDING TO THE TREATIES OF UTRECHT, RASTAT, AND ANTWERP, Done in 1715, 1714, and 1716. And drawn up as the latest Observations. Paris, at DESNOS, Geographer Engineer for Globes and Spheres, rue St. Jacques au Globe, 1775." This map has original hand-coloring and shows cities, towns, villages, rivers, topographic detail, etc. Good antique condition with some minor stains in the margins. Measures approx. 18 x 24 inches to the neatline.
Genuine Antique Map from circa 1775
Item Number: CSMT273