Blaeu’s Plan of Moûtiers Date of Publication_1703 The postal code system introduced

The postal code system introduced by the Allies after the war was in fact a continuation of the system maintained by the Third Reich

is from the first edition of Tabularum geographicarum contractarum libri

set within a decorative border designed to look like a frame

all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume

Blaeu’s Plan of Moûtiers Date of Publication_1703 The postal code system introducedMoustiers Blaeus townbook of Savoy and Piedmont was first published by the Blaeu heirs in 1682, but the plates were purchased and reissued (with Blaeus imprint erased) by Adriaan Moetjens in 1697. Motiers lies in Savoie; note the salt works in the foreground. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 46. 5 x 62 cm, engraved by Joannes de Ram, black and white, upper margin trimmed to printed area, old paper repair on blank verso. References Koeman Bl 80