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Auction 195, Lot 452

"Cantabrigiensis Comitatus; Cambridge Shire", Blaeu, Johannes

Subject: Eastern England

Period: 1663 (circa)

Publication: Cinquieme Volume de la Geographie Blaviane...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.7 x 16.4 inches
52.6 x 41.7 cm
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This is an excellent example of the height of decorative Dutch map-making. It is embellished with two royal crests, the arms of seven noble families, seventeen colleges of Cambridge University, and two blank shields. The map itself is filled with detail of the countryside including forests, parks, cities and villages. French text on verso, published between 1663-67.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #5300:2.

Condition: B+

A nice impression on a lightly toned sheet with a few small areas of paper weakness that have been archivally reinforced on verso.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Unsold

Closed on 11/15/2023

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