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Auction 94, Lot 285

"Lionnois, Forest, Beaviolois et Masconnois", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: France

Period: 1640 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 14.7 inches
50 x 37.3 cm
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A beautifully engraved map of the Rhone and Loire valleys with Vienne, Lyon, and Macon. Fully illustrated with mountains, forests and hundreds of tiny villages. The title cartouche and distance scales are flanked by cherubs and a surveyor and the map is further embellished with a coat of arms.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $325 - $375

Sold for: $325

Closed on 3/7/2001

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