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Auction 116, Lot 523
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"Normandia Ducatus", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: France

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.8 x 15 inches
52.8 x 38.1 cm
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This very decorative map of the Normandy coast is packed with details of even the tiniest villages and prominently depicts the fortified cities. A compass rose, ships, fishing boats and sea monsters appear in the English Channel. The map is adorned with a large title cartouche flanked by putti and a coat of arms. French text on verso.

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Condition: B

Minor printer's crease and a couple of unobtrusive spots, else very good. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $325 - $400

Sold for: $240

Closed on 9/20/2006

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