Tassin

I've been on an antique map kick this week and with the end of finals in sight, I've been itching to do a little decorating around the apartment.

I already busted out my 1610 map of Scotland and I really want to frame my little gravure du Mont St. Michel, which is a colorized, postcard-sized version of this:


I am loving this Nicolas Tassin. If only I had his printmaking skillz. Why was everything prettier in the 17th century?