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Speed, John: France revised and augmented the attires of the French...

Speed, John: France revised and augmented the attires of the French...

London, 1676.

Decorative copperplate map of France. The sheet, engraved by Dirck Gryp, is framed on both sides by vignettes depicting contemporary costumes, and on top are images of well-known cities  - including Orleans, Paris, Calais and Bordeaux. It appeared in Speed's "Prospect of the most famous parts of the World". 

 

 

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