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SPECTACULAR MAP OF THE SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS AND NORTHERN FRANCE. 21 double-page engraved map sheets numbered in the engraving 1-21 (each ca. 21 x 24 4/8 inches; 16 2/8 x 22 inches to the neat line; with full margins, showing the plate-mark). Each with EXCEPTIONALLY FINE ORIGINAL HAND-COLOUR IN FULL, with territories shown in different bold watercolours of pink, green and yellow, the towns and parishes noted, and the important cities shown in red and HEIGHTENED WITH LIQUID GOLD, the coastline delineated in extraordinary detail with sandbanks shown and the Channel teeming with English, Dutch and French galleons, fishing trawlers and other sail boats, decorated with SUPERB WIND AND COMPASS ROSES, HEIGHTENED WITH LIQUID GOLD, and surrounded by a border of yellow wash (old central vertical creases). [WITH:] Carte d'Artois et des Environs; ou l'on voit le Ressort du Conseil Provincial d'Artois: Dresse sur les Observations de M.rs de L'Academie des Sciences. Par G. de l'Isle. Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Mortier. (21 x 24 4/8 inches; 19 2/8 x 24 inches to the neat line; with full margins, showing the plate-mark). A very fine and detailed map of the southern Netherlands and northern France, with EXCEPTIONALLY FINE ORIGINAL HAND-COLOUR IN FULL, with territories shown in different bold watercolours of pink, green and yellow, the towns and parishes noted, and the important cities shown in red and HEIGHTENED WITH LIQUID GOLD, the title within a banner across the top of the map, and within a large and extravagant allegorical cartouche, upper right, HEIGHTENED WITH LIQUID GOLD, decorated with a fine compass rose HEIGHTENED WITH LIQUID GOLD, and surrounded by a border of yellow wash, with the BATTLE LINES DRAWN AND ANNOTATED IN LIQUID GOLD, and dated between 1705 and 1711, CLEARLY SERVING AS A KEY-MAP. Provenance: each map with an additional contemporary manuscript number in the top right-hand corner of the margin; 11 of the maps with the BATTLE LINES DRAWN AND ANNOTATED IN LIQUID GOLD, and dated between 1704 and 1711. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE, IMPORTANT AND LARGE-SCALE MAP, WHICH IF JOINED WOULD MAKE A SUPERB WALL MAP OF THE FIELD OF BATTLE FOR THE WAR OF SPANISH SUCCESSION (1701-1714) IN THAT PART OF EUROPE, AND IS ALL THAT WAS PUBLISHED OF THE SERIES BY PIETER MORTIER BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 1711, originally published by Eugene Henri Fricx between 1706 and 1712, in two parts: the first 23 maps forming a large topographical map of the southern Netherlands, as here, followed by 3 general maps and then 47 maps or plans of towns, sieges or battles. The current example is Mortier's version of the first part of Fricx's atlas, copied, improved and augmented by the celebrated Amsterdam cartographical publisher, up to and including the maps issued by Fricx to 1710-1711, eleven maps are illuminated with BATTLE LINES DRAWN AND ANNOTATED IN LIQUID GOLD, and dated between 1704 and 1711, on the first map Carte Particuliere d'une Partie d'Angleterre, Mortier states that his map IS COMPLETE IN 18 SHEETS "Cette Carte Contient 18 fuilles", so, published before a further three maps: "Carte Particuliere des environs d'Avesnes, Landrecy, La Capelle, Guise,.", 1712, "Carte Particuliere des environs de Philleville, Charlemont, Marienbiurg, Rocroy,.", 1712, and a third map, which might have been a key-map of the "Theatre de la guerre", published as early as 1703, but here replaced by the Carte d'Artois et des Environs; ou l'on voit le Ressort du Conseil Provincial d'Artois: Dresse sur les Observations de M.rs de L'Academied des Sciences. Par G. de l'Isle. Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Mortier, a very fine and detailed map of the southern Netherlands and northern France, with the BATTLE LINES DRAWN AND ANNOTATED IN LIQUID GOLD, and dated between 1705 and 1711. The War of Spanish Succession (1701 1714) was fought between the major European powers, including a divided Spain, over who had the right to succeed Charles II as King of Spain. That conflict spread to include Amer. N° de réf. du vendeur 72map312
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