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Auction 201, Lot 462
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"Pars Flandriae Teutonicae Occidentalior", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Southwestern Belgium & Northwestern France

Period: 1643 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 15.5 inches
50 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. French text on verso, published between 1643-50.

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

Condition: B+

A dark impression with full contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet with a couple of short tears confined to the lower blank margin.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $65

Closed on 11/20/2024

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