AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Galliæ, Biscajæ, et Gallissiæ Sinus," CIRCA 1675, hand colored engraving on paper, published by Frederick de Wit (1629/30-1706), including two compass roses, 16 windstars issue rhumb lines overlaying the map, with an upper title cartouche, "Gallie Biscajæ et Gallissiæ," flanked by a Bacchic satyr and his wilting worshipers at left and a figure resembling King Louis XIV, centering a shield bearing the coat of arms of France, at center a naval battle ensues, ladders connecting ships, three sinking boats, likely a scene from the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678), a lower title cartouche with figures of Spaniards holding a drawing compass and a Dutchman holding a double cross, shaded by an East Indian attendant holding an umbrella, centering an emblem of The Order of the Golden Fleece flanked by dolphinfish, plate 10, hand numbered in ink 135. 20" x 23" Note: Nautical chart of the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic coast between Brittany to the north west of Spain. A rare map. Provenance: Property from a Corporate Art Collection.