Cit Views, France, Cassel, Bleau
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"Casletum, vulgo Cassel olim Castellum Minorum"
Copper etching by Reynier Blokhuysen with excellent original hand coloring. Blokhuysen used the etching by Johann Bleau as model for his print. Title cartouche and four decorative cartouches including Leo Belgicus.
Cassel is a French community very near the Belgian border in the "Hauts-de-France" region.
It belongs to the Arrondissement Dunkerque. Its history goes back to Celtic times. It became famous when the Romans conquered it.
Published in Leiden, 1735
Very good condition. Minimal traces of age and use. Hand coloring is excellent. No text on reverse side. Narrow margins beyond plate marks all around.
Original antique print
38 x 48,8 cm (ca. 15 x 19.2")