Plan du Labirinthe de Versailles
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“Cheat sheet” to the hedge maze at the Palace of Versailles.
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Description
This lovely copperplate engraving was issued in Nicholas de Fer’s Atlas Curieux in 1715 and shows the majestic hedge maze at the Palace of Versailles, just southwest of Paris.
Fountains and sculptures, many of which relate to Aesop’s Fables, are individually numbered and depicted in profile. The labyrinth was replaced with an arboretum in 1778 by Louis XVI, the last monarch who resided within the palace.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1715
Author: Nicholas de Fer
Sheet Width (in): 16.20
Sheet Height (in): 10.60
Condition: A-
Condition Description: Slight toning visible in the right side and lower half of the sheet. Faint smudges in the margins and binding holes in the sheet along the left edge. Old ink manuscript page number in the upper right. Very good to excellent condition overall.
$85.00
1 in stock