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Auction 193, Lot 496

"Biscaia et Guipuscoa Cantabriae Veteris Pars", Jansson, Jan

Subject: Northern Spain

Period: 1666 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.1 x 14.8 inches
48.5 x 37.6 cm
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This handsome copper engraved map shows the coastal Basque country in northern Spain. It includes the cities of Santander, Laredo, Bibao and Bayonne (France) and extends inland to Logrono and Calahorra. Three ships sail in the Bay of Biscay and the map is embellished with a compass rose and rhumb lines, coat of arms, title and distance scale cartouches. Blank verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #6020:1.

Condition: A

Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with wide margins, a small "PL" watermark, a printer's crease adjacent to the centerfold, and some minor spotting in the blank margins.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $75

Closed on 6/21/2023

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