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mapofcastile

Map of Castile

“Utriusque Castiliae nova descriptio”, 1640, Willem Blaeu, copperplate engraving on paper with original hand color, heightened with gold, 20.5 inches high, Jeffery M. Leving, 2014.17.32.

A very attractive map of Castile, the heart of Spain, including the cities of Cordova, Toledo, Madrid, and Cartagena, showing showing waterways, mountains, and forests. The map is richly decorated with strapwork title cartouche, scale of miles, and three coats of arms.