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Auction 201, Lot 459

"Circulus Burgundicus Prout ille Pro nunc Continet Partes Ducatus Brabantiae, Luxemburgensis Limburgensis, et Geldriae...", Homann Heirs

Subject: Low Countries

Period: 1747 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22 x 18.7 inches
55.9 x 47.5 cm
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This densely engraved map focuses on the Catholic regions within the Low Countries, and identifies cities and towns of various sizes, as well as convents. The ornate title cartouche includes ten coats of arms for Brabant, Limburg, Luxembourg, Geldern, Flandern, Artois, Hennegau, Namur, Mecheln, and Antwerp. Alternate French title at top: "Carte des Pais Bas Catholiques ou des X Provices de l'Allemagne Inferieure etc…"

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Condition: A

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a large "4" watermark. There are light dampstains along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

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