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Auction 198, Lot 405

"Pars Flandriae Teutonicae Occidentalior", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Northwestern France & Southwestern Belgium

Period: 1662 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Maior

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 15.5 inches
49.8 x 39.4 cm
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Fine map of Flanders covering the coast from Calais to Oostende. The interior is well engraved with forests, roads and towns, and extends to the Lys River. Armed cherubs surround the title cartouche while the scale cartouche is adorned with harvest-themed putti. A compass rose and a huge fleet of ships off the coast of Dunkerque fill the top of the map. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #3201:2.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet with a watermark, an archivally repaired 2" tear adjacent to the centerfold in the image, a couple of minor abrasions along the centerfold, and light printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Unsold

Closed on 6/19/2024

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