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Auction 197, Lot 469
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"Novissima et Accuratissima Namurci Comitatus Tabula in Lucem Edita", Danckerts, Theodore

Subject: Southern Belgium

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.6 x 19.9 inches
57.4 x 50.5 cm
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Centered on Namur, this map includes the cities of Huy, Hannut, Charleroi, Dinant, Givet and the fort of Charlemont, which are depicted as miniature fortified plans. Detail includes tiny towns, roads, forests and the Meuse River. The map is embellished with a plinth-style title cartouche with putti holding aloft Namur's coat of arms, and a woman offering a piece of fruit to a celestial figure.

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Condition: A

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with light toning along the edges and remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/24/2024

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