Plan du Canal (Plan of a Canal), Albert Flamen, 1651

A simplified map of paris showing the position of a new canal around the city, a cartouche in the top right corner with the title, another cartouche with a scale in the top left corner; the different geographical parts of the composition are marked by the letters a-q, explained in a french key written on a draped cloth held by three little angels in the lower centre; second state with publisher's address. 1651 etching. Date: 1651. Dimensions: Height: 369 mm (cut to plate-mark); Width: 517 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Plan du Canal (Plan of a Canal) (BM Sheepshanks.3643)