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Auction 201, Lot 470
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"Le Pais de Brie", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Northern France, Paris

Period: 1635 (circa)

Publication: Le Theatre du Monde

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.5 x 15.3 inches
49.5 x 38.9 cm
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This decorative map of the Brie region southeast of Paris is bounded by the Seine and Marne Rivers. The map is fully engraved to show rivers, mountains, forests and cities and is richly embellished with title and scale cartouches surrounded by cherubs and putti engaged in hunting and falconry. French text on verso, published between 1635-38.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4230:2.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a bit of color offsetting along the centerfold at top.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $110

Closed on 11/20/2024

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