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Auction 201, Lot 471

"Normandia Ducatus", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Northwestern France

Period: 1635 (circa)

Publication: Le Theatre du Monde

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.5 x 15 inches
52.1 x 38.1 cm
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This very detailed map of the Normandy coast extends from Cherbourg and Avranches in the west to Dieppe and Rouen in the east. The map also features Caen, Le Havre, and Mont Saint Michel in the lower left corner. A compass rose, ships, fishing boats, and a sea monster are depicted in the English Channel. The map is adorned with a large title cartouche flanked by putti and Normandy's coat of arms. French text on verso, published between 1635-38.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4400:2.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a sturdy sheet with light toning and soiling and archivally repaired centerfold separations at top and bottom. There are some old manuscript ink markings from a previous owner at bottom center and in the top margin, although the ink in the top margin has been partially obscured with a piece of paper that has been glued on top of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2024

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