Helvetia (Switzerland)
Artist
unidentified
Dateca. 1650
Mediumengraving on paper
Dimensions6 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (17.5 × 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.70
DescriptionThis small map of Helvetia (present-day western Switzerland) is depicted within Europe. The map is bordered by a yellow-tinted scale frame. The countries are white and bordered in either yellow, light blue, or light red. Across the top of the map and outside the frame, it says, "HELVETIA." In the upper left corner, inside an ornate frame, it says "HELVETIA." In the lower right corner, there is an ornately framed scale. In the upper right corner, outside the frame, is the number 275.On View
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