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Auction 124, Lot 475

"Le Royaume de France et les Conquetes de Louis le Grand", Lotter, Tobias Conrad

Subject: France

Period: 1760 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22 x 17.8 inches
55.9 x 45.2 cm
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A striking map of France surrounded with a decorative border incorporating city plans and fortifications of towns conquered by Louis XIV, including Strassbourg, Cadiz, Algiers, Barcelona, Hamburg and many others. The map was engraved by J. Christofle Steinberger.

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Condition: B

Original outline color and a dark impression. The margins have some worming and some tears, one entering the map at top about 1", most repaired on the verso with paper. The map has a few minor spots.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $210

Closed on 5/7/2008

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