Tangier & Sale Morocco North Africa Sailing Ships 1683 Mallet City View Print Assorted & Miscellaneous

Tanger - Sale.(Old Prints, 17th Century Prints, Mallet Prints, City Views, Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Tangier, Sale, City Views, Harbor Views, Sailing Ships). Issued 1683, Paris, for A. M. Mallet. Charming 17th century copper engraved print with some old hand color in the water areas. The image has a near folk-art feel, a style unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason. Mostly clean and well preserved example, light old damp staining in the blank margins, the image displays a fine patina. Sheet measures c. 7 7/8" H x 5 7/8" W. Printed area measures c. 5 1/2" H x 4" W. Cartographic Reference (s):Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 3, pp. 196.[B12376].