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Auction 193, Lot 479
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"Lionnois, Forest, Beavliolois et Masconnois", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Eastern France

Period: 1641 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 15 inches
50.3 x 38.1 cm
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A beautifully engraved map of the Rhone and Loire valleys showing Vienne, Lyon, and Macon. It is fully illustrated with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages. The title cartouche and distance scales are flanked by cherubs and a surveyor, and the sheet is further embellished with a coat of arms. German text on verso, published between 1641-70.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4800:2A.

Condition: A

Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a few minor spots in the map and light foxing in the margins.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 6/21/2023

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