• presentation of the map reproduction without a frame
  • Vintage map of a city layout with streets and buildings
  • Vintage map of a town with buildings, roads, and greenery
  • Coat of arms with decorative elements on a textured background
  • Text list on a textured paper background
  • Vintage-style illustration of a landscape with 'Petit Montrabe' labeled
  • Vintage map or diagram showing architectural ruins labeled 'Villers arcades d'Aque', with greenery and a fence in the background.
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Ancient city plan of Toulouse, 1657

SKU:  195438

Ancient city plan of Toulouse, 1657

€60,69 EUR
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Plan de la ville de Tholouse is a detailed seventeenth-century city map created by Jan Jansson, one of the most important mapmakers of the Dutch Golden Age. Published in 1657, the engraving depicts the city of Toulouse—spelled “Tholouse” in older orthography—with both geographic precision and decorative elegance typical of early modern European cartography.

The map presents Toulouse from a bird’s-eye perspective, combining practical urban planning with artistic embellishment. Streets, defensive walls, bridges, churches, and major civic buildings are carefully arranged to communicate the structure of the city. The winding Garonne River plays a central role in the composition, emphasizing Toulouse’s importance as a regional commercial and transportation hub.

Like many maps produced during the seventeenth century, the work serves both informational and symbolic purposes. It documents the city’s urban organization while also projecting civic pride and political importance. Fortifications, public squares, and prominent architectural landmarks are clearly emphasized, presenting Toulouse as an organized and prosperous center of culture and governance.

Jansson’s maps were often included in major atlases that circulated among wealthy merchants, scholars, and political elites throughout Europe. These works reflected growing interest in geography, trade, and territorial knowledge during a period of expanding global exploration.

Decorative cartouches, elegant lettering, and ornamental borders enhance the visual appeal of Plan de la ville de Tholouse, demonstrating how cartography during this era often functioned as both scientific documentation and collectible art.

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Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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