Blaeu’s Plan of Moûtiers Date of Publication_1703 set within a decorative border

set within a decorative border designed to look like a frame

It illustrates the Dutch voyage of 1594 by Willem Barentsz in search of a northeast passage

within a wreath and flanked by a cockerel and an eagle

Very nice copy in unclipped dustwrapper by Leonard Rosoman

Blaeu’s Plan of Moûtiers Date of Publication_1703 set within a decorative borderMoustiers Blaeus townbook of Savoy and Piedmont was first published by the Blaeu heirs in 1682, but the plates were purchased and reissued (with Blaeus imprint erased) by Adriaan Moetjens in 1697. Motiers lies in Savoie; note the salt works in the foreground. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 46. 5 x 62 cm, engraved by Joannes de Ram, black and white, upper margin trimmed to printed area, old paper repair on blank verso. References Koeman Bl 80