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Auction 201, Lot 449

"Geldria Ducatus, et Zutfania Comitatus", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Central Netherlands

Period: 1643 (circa)

Publication: Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 15 inches
50 x 38.1 cm
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This handsome and intricate map of the province of Gelderland names several towns and cities and details roads, waterways, and the area's topography. A compass rose in the Eeemmeer orients the north to the right. The map is decorated with two sailing ships and an ornate title cartouche. There are three variants of this map, each with a different coat of arms in the title cartouche; this is the second variant, with the coat of arms of Zutphen to the right of the arms of Gelderland. French text on verso, published between 1643-50.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #3700:2.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet with marginal soiling and a tear in the left blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $240 - $300

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Closed on 11/20/2024

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