Plantin left his native France for Belgium because of religious persecution
Issued Chicago
but many are clean and nice
each work is a key or useful reference work worthy of owning if you have an interest in old maps either as a collector or dealer
Lot includes some of the key highlights of the city
Ottoman Balkans Kingdom of Greece Albania 1861 Tardieu large hand color map Yonkers Plantin left his native FranceTurquie D'Europe & Grece. (Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Europe, Balkans, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Greece, Albania, Serbia, Wallachia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia). Issued 1861, Paris by Tardieu & Vuillemin. Nice looking large format mid 19th century engraved map with original hand color & piano key border. Well preserved, clean, nice looking example with pleasing age patina. Original center fold as issued. Sheet Measures c. 16 1 2" H x 21" W. Engraved