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Auction 130, Lot 493

"Aniou", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: France

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.5 inches
19.1 x 14 cm
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A delicately engraved small map of Anjou and the Loire River Valley naming scores of tiny villages with charming pictorial topography of mountains and trees. The map is embellished with a simple strapwork title cartouche. French text on the verso.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $90 - $120

Unsold

Closed on 12/2/2009

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