Tassin, Christophe Nicholas
1636

Antique map of the Calais, France environs by Tassin

Gouvernement de Calais

DESCRIPTION: Antique map by Nicolas Tassin of the vicinity around Calais, France on the English Channel. Key features include the towns of Calais and Ardres and the Riviere de Graveline. The map is dotted with numerous smaller villages. Sailing ships cruise offshore, a typical decorative feature of Tassin's maps.

Published in the small-sized atlas "Les Plans et profils de toutes les principales villes et lieux considerables de France" by Christophe Nicholas Tassin (d. 1660) . Tassin's background was as a military engineer, and he is best known for his nautical atlas of 30 sheets, dedicated to Richelieu, documenting France's coastline. Tassin's work contains topographic maps, often of militarily important sites, either sketched on site, composed from firsthand drawings by military engineers, or sometimes borrowed from other mapmakers.

CREATOR: Tassin, Christophe Nicholas

PUBLICATION DATE: 1636

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France

BODY OF WATER: English Channel

CONDITION: Good.  Slight age toning to verso, otherwise nice condition with no major issues.

COLORING: Contemporary hand color.

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SIZE: 6 " x 4 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 7

PRICE: $110

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