Tassin, Christophe Nicholas
1636

Antique title page for Tassins French town atlas

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Les Plans et profils de toutes les principales villes et lieux considérables de France. Ensemble les cartes générale de chacune Province & particulières de chaque Gouvernement d’icelles.

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Beautiful antique title page for the "Premiere Partie" or first part of Tassin's small atlas of French towns. This hand-colored copper-engraved title page shows cherubs stretching a sheet bearing the title over a sleeping nude female figure. Resting near the nude are a globe, backstaff (an early navigational instrument), and a compass, each reflecting Tassin's interest in cartography. A substantially fine example of 17th century engraving craftsmanship and artistry.

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: Mediterranean

CONDITION: Very Good.  Clean with no condition issues.

COLORING: Careful, tasteful, hand color.

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SIZE: 4 " x 6 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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