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Auction 193, Lot 474
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"La Beauce ou sont les Eslections de Chartres, Dourdan, Estampes Pluviers, Chasteau-Dun, et Pays Circonvoisins", Sanson/Mariette

Subject: Northern France

Period: 1652 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.1 x 16.3 inches
56.1 x 41.4 cm
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This map details the northern portion of the Centre-Val de Loire region, including the cities of Orleans, Chartres, and Estampes. Political boundaries are illustrated and dozens of tiny towns are named. The map is adorned with a drape-style title cartouche featuring a farmer cutting sheaves of wheat with a sickle. Engraved by Jean Somer.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with contemporary outline color and later wash color added in map and cartouche, on a sturdy sheet with a large coat of arms watermark, light dampstains along the edges of the sheet, and remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Unsold

Closed on 6/21/2023

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