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Auction 121, Lot 544

"Neueste General Karte von Frankreich…", Von Reilly, Franz

Subject: France

Period: 1790 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
29.5 x 20.2 inches
74.9 x 51.3 cm
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Handsome and dramatic map of the coast of France focuses on Normandy and Brittany , including the English Channel and the Channel Islands. Inset with a map of Ouessant Island, off the coast of Brittany. Von Reilly was a Viennese art dealer and map publisher who assembled three atlases between 1789-99.

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Condition: A

Very attractive map with a couple damp stains in the upper, blank margin, well away from map.

Estimate: $200 - $275

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/26/2007

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