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Antique copper-plate engraved map of the Port of Blavet by C.N. Tassin. The map covers a small area in the southern Brittany region of France, near Lorient at the mouth of the Canal du Blavet. One of the earlest available maps to feature a plan of the Citadelle de Port-Louis, built in the 16th century. Alain Mallet's engraving titled "Plan de la Ville et du Fort de Blavet" is amost an exact copy of Tassin's earlier work.
Archivally matted. With mat measures 12" W x 10" H.
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.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1636
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France
BODY OF WATER: Atlantic Ocean
CONDITION: Good.
On laid paper with numerous small, and largely unobtrusive worm holes. Browned.
COLORING: None.
ENGRAVER:
SIZE: 6
" x
4 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0
PRICE: $
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