Southern France Riviera Languedoc Gascony 1766 Brion Desnos decorative map

Gouvernemens de Languedoc, de Roussillon, de Foix, et Parie de Celui, De Guienne et Gascogne.

(Old Maps, 18th Century Maps, Europe, France, Languedoc, Foix, Gascony)

Issued Paris, 1766 by Brion de la Tour.

Provence and Marseille are at right side, Spain lower left.

Decorative mid-18th century antique map. Engraved with original hand color. Central diagram is surrounded by two columns of text which have been separately printed with movable type and then pasted onto the sheet by the publisher as issued.

Sheet remains well preserved, clean, well-preserved and pleasing example, lovely visual appearance.

Original fold lines as issued.

Sheet measures c. 13 1/8"H x 19 3/4"W.

Printed area measures c. 9"H x 10 1/8"W.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol.1, p. 191.

[R30526]