de la Jaisse, Pierre
1736

St. Tropez

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St. Tropez

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Scarce antique plan of this Cote d'Azur vacation hot spot from the unusual military and maritime port atlas produce by French author Pierre Lemau de la Jaisse in 1736. Front contains a copperplate-engraved circular view of St. Tropez and an armorial shield of "Saint Tropez" inset into a woodblock-engraved frame of standardized design that is repeated across the series.

Verso contains information about the "Frontiere Ancienne" Isle Ste. Marguerite, it longitude and latitude, and a brief description of the surrounding fortifications including a mention of three forts: Fortin, d'Arragon, and Royal.

CREATOR: de la Jaisse, Pierre

PUBLICATION DATE: 1736

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France

BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean

CONDITION: Very Good

COLORING: None

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SIZE: 3 " x 6 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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