Agra India birds-eye city view 1719 Mallet vintage color

Agra.

(India / Asia).

Issued Frankfort, Germany, 1719 for A.M. Mallet.

Charming early 18th century copper engraved birds-eye view, with pleasing full hand color.

The image has a near folk-art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason.

Mostly clean and well preserved example, the image displays a fine patina.

Sheet measures c. 7 3/4" x 5 1/8".

Printed area measures c. 5" x 3 7/8".

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers , v. 3. p.196.

[R18795].