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Auction 192, Lot 444

"Comitatus Hannoniae et Archiepiscopatus Cameracensis Tabula", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Southern Belgium & Northern France

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 18.4 inches
56.6 x 46.7 cm
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Very attractive map centered approximately on Mons, extending west to Douai and east to Charleroi. Fully engraved with topography, towns, fortified cities, and forests. Decorated with the Hainaut coat of arms and a title cartouche flanked by Cybele and the angel of Fame.

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Condition: B+

Old color on a lightly toned sheet that has been professionally reinforced on verso, with minor soiling and a repaired worm track in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $75

Closed on 4/26/2023

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