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Auction 123, Lot 513

"Artesia Comit.", Mercator, Gerard

Subject: France

Period: 1580 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18 x 13.8 inches
45.7 x 35.1 cm
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A decorative map of the northern province of Artois on the border with Belgium. It is fully engraved to illustrate forests, rivers, bridges, cities and villages. French text on verso.

References:

Condition: C+

Original color on a sheet with some toning. The centerfold has been repaired with paper on the verso, and there is paper loss and miss-alignment along this repair.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Unsold

Closed on 2/20/2008

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