Tassin, Christophe Nicholas
1636

Calais

Calais

DESCRIPTION: Antique engraved view of the town and harbor of Calais, France by the author of an atlas on French towns and villages- Christophe Nicolas Tassin. This small copperplate engraving focuses on the nearby area surrounding the town of Calais, its fortifications, and hydraulic plan. With a decorative title cartouche of two sea serpents.

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: Good  

COLORING: Full contemporary hand color.

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SIZE: 6 " x 4 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 7

PRICE: $110

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