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Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean
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Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean

17th century
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This is an antique county map of Hertfordshire. A Dutch, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673), dating to the mid 17th century and later, circa 1649.

Full Title: Hertfordia, Comitatus - Vernacule Hertfordshire

Superb mid-17th century lithography of Hertfordshire and its county detail

Presents a desirable aged patina, with gently aged paper behind glass

Fascinating cartography, appealingly set within a quality, later frame

Broad and crafted in oak, the frame hosts mounting wire to the rear

Original monochrome presentation and annotated with excellent town and county detail

Mapped by the esteemed Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu in high detail

Likely an excerpt from Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus

Accentuated with title cartouche, heraldic crests and figural detail

Scale given in Milliaria Anglica quorum quattuor unum Germanicum

Broadly translates to 'Four English miles to one German'

This is a fascinating antique county map of Hertfordshire, with fine cartographic interest and period annotations in Latin. A treat for county residents or cartographic collectors. Delivered ready to display.

Dimensions:

Max Width: 63.5cm (25'')

Max Depth: 2cm (.75'')

Max Height: 54.5cm (21.5'')

Map Width: 50cm (19.75'')

Map Height: 42cm (16.5'')

Physical Dimensions
Height
54.5cm (21.46")
Width
63.5cm (25.00")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

London Fine Antiques has dated this Antique Hertfordshire County Map to the 17th Century.

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SA1230519
Dealers Internal Reference
26246
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Description
This is an antique county map of Hertfordshire.
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A Dutch, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673), dating to the mid 17th century and later, circa 1649.
London Fine Antiques

Full Title: Hertfordia, Comitatus - Vernacule Hertfordshire

fig 1. A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.
fig 1. Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean

Superb mid-17th century lithography of Hertfordshire and its county detail

Presents a desirable aged patina, with gently aged paper behind glass

Fascinating cartography, appealingly set within a quality, later frame

fig 2. A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.
fig 2. Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean

Broad and crafted in oak, the frame hosts mounting wire to the rear

Original monochrome presentation and annotated with excellent town and county detail

Mapped by the esteemed Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu in high detail

fig 3. A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.
fig 3. Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean

Likely an excerpt from Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus

Accentuated with title cartouche, heraldic crests and figural detail

Scale given in Milliaria Anglica quorum quattuor unum Germanicum

fig 4. A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.
fig 4. Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean

Broadly translates to 'Four English miles to one German'

This is a fascinating antique county map of Hertfordshire, with fine cartographic interest and period annotations in Latin. A treat for county residents or cartographic collectors. Delivered ready to display.

Dimensions:

Max Width: 63.5cm (25'')

Max Depth: 2cm (.75'')

Max Height: 54.5cm (21.5'')

Map Width: 50cm (19.75'')

Map Height: 42cm (16.5'')

Height
54.5cm (21.46")
Width
63.5cm (25.00")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

London Fine Antiques has dated this Antique Hertfordshire County Map to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230519
Dealers Internal Ref
26246
London Fine Antiques
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Archive I A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.

Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean

Archive II A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View II
Archive III A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View III
Archive IV A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View IV
Archive V A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View V
Archive VI A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View VI
Archive VII A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View VII
Archive VIII A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View VIII
Archive IX A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View IX
Archive X A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View X
Archive XI A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View XI
Archive XII A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount. View XII
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A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.
Antique County Map, Hertfordshire, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Blaeu, Carolean
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A framed seventeenth-century monochrome copperplate engraved map of Hertfordshire by Joan Blaeu, set within a dark oak frame with a green mount.
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Seventeenth-century Dutch cartography is defined by detailed copperplate engraving, high topographical accuracy for its era, and decorative elements including heraldic coats of arms, pictorial figures, and elaborate title cartouches.

Antique maps were typically printed using copperplate engraving techniques onto handmade rag laid paper, which often features visible chain lines and watermarks when viewed against light.

Authentic seventeenth-century map prints show clear plate marks created by the pressed copper plate, age-appropriate paper oxidisation, and characteristic laid paper texture rather than modern reproduction printing dots.

A framed antique map can be positioned above a sideboard, arranged within a gallery wall, or hung in a study or hallway to introduce architectural line work and historical narrative to contemporary schemes.

Display framed antique paper prints away from direct sunlight and damp environments, utilizing UV-filtering glass and acid-free mounting materials to prevent foxing and paper degradation.
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