Description

Decorative map of the Basque region, featuring the towns of Biarritz, Dax, Bayonne, Lourdes, and others. It also includes the city of San Sebastian.

The map is filled with buildings, animals, a boat, figures, and three local beauties in their traditional dress. It is adorned with a large compass rose in the upper left corner.

In the lower left corner is “Imprimé en France” with a monogram of the publisher “BD.” The map bears a printed signature of the French illustrator, known only by his pseudonym “Jylbert.”

The vivid color has been achieved through an interesting combination of chromolithographic engraving and pochoir (stencil).