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Auction 202, Lot 424

Full Contemporary Color

"Leodiensis Episcopatus in Omnes Subjacentes Provincias Distincte Divisus", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Eastern Belgium & Western Germany

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.2 x 18.2 inches
56.4 x 46.2 cm
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Very detailed map of the Muese River valley centered on Liege, and extending to include the cities of Antwerp, Brussels, Namur, Maestricht, Trier and Cologne. The map is densely engraved with hundreds of tiny towns. The large title cartouche features a great vignette of a blacksmith.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with some extraneous creasing along the centerfold, an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom, and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $80

Closed on 2/12/2025

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