18th-Century Map of the Ancient Iberian Peninsula

N. Sanson and Robert de Vaugondy's Hispania Antiqua in tres praecipuas partes, Scilicet Tarraconensem, Lusitaniam, et Baeticam; nec non in Populos divisa..., a mid-18th-century map with hand-coloring, engraved by Guillaume Delahaye, with title cartouche by Groux; depicting three Roman provinces in Iberia (Spain and Portugal); presented matted and framed.

Image size 18 7/8 x 22 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 23 7/8 x 27 3/8 in.

Private Art Collection, Denver, Colorado and St. Louis, Missouri

Originally a folding map in an atlas, with a resulting central vertical fold; with one additional vertical fold, very light creasing, scattered foxing, a closed tear at the margin, one small area of staining, and some rubbing to title information; subtle sunning to mat and minor wear to frame; not examined outside the frame.