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Auction 198, Lot 425
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"Belsia, Vulgo la Beausse", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Central France

Period: 1635 (published)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.6 x 15.1 inches
49.8 x 38.4 cm
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A great copper-engraved map with north oriented to upper right corner that shows the Loire Valley and locates Paris, Chartres, and Orleans. A spectacular title cartouche features two fire-breathing dragons pulling a chariot filled with wheat. In the opposite corner of the sheet are the arms of France and a distance scale held aloft by two putti. Dutch text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4340:2.

Condition: A+

A sharp impression on a bright sheet with minor marginal soiling and a few tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/19/2024

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