DESCRIPTION: Antique nautical chart of Brittany (Bretagne) from 1698 by Gerard van Keulen, well known Dutch chart maker. Coverage is centered on the coastline, estuary and rivers near Morlaix, France. Goulven, St. Paul de Leon, and Lanion are among the largest towns depicted. Chart contains picturesque details that would have been useful to coastal navigators including villages, churches, windmills, offshore rocks and islands (Les Seit Isles; roche blanche) and navigational aids. Chart is set on a series of rhumb lines with two decorative compass roses.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1698
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France
BODY OF WATER: Atlantic Ocean
CONDITION: Fair
 Margins somewhat ragged in a few places. Two repaired tears at top intrude past neatline. Bottom margin cut close to neatline. All area inside the neatline is intact. Light chain-laid paper.
COLORING: None.
ENGRAVER: Claus de Vries Geometra
SIZE: 23
" x
20 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0
PRICE: $375
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