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H Beard Print Collection

Unknown

1660

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

H Beard Print Collection is a 1660 by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1660 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a detailed map from 1660. It marks the routes of ancient tribes called Ambrones in what’s now Switzerland. The lines are crisp, and the place names are small but clear. It copies an earlier map by Nicolas d’Abbeville, printed exactly 200 years after his version. The original was meant for travelers or soldiers, not art. You can still see the fold lines where it was carried in a pocket. Look for the Victoria and Albert Museum if you want to see the real thing.