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Auction 196, Lot 466

"Tabula Delphinatus Vulgo le Gouvernement General du Dauphine in suos Ballifiatus et Regiones Divisus per St. Tillemon", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Southeastern France

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.6 x 19 inches
57.4 x 48.3 cm
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This detailed regional map covers the Rhone-Alpes region with a small portion of Italy. It includes the cities of Lyon, Grenoble, and Turin. Fortified cities, small towns, monasteries, roads and canals fill the landscape along with topographical depictions of hills, mountains and forests. At the top right is a large title cartouche embellished with allegorical figures overseeing a battle.

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Condition: A

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet with minor marginal soiling.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/7/2024

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