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Auction 131, Lot 546

"Flandriae Comitatus Pars Australis…", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Low Countries

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.5 x 19.4 inches
54.6 x 49.3 cm
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A superbly engraved depiction of southern Flanders, centered on Lille, and reaching to Menen, Tournai, Valenciennes, Arras and Bailleul. The cities and topography are shown pictorially, a miniature plan representing the fortified cities.

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Condition: B+

Original color with some minor oxidation. The centerfold has some slight abrasion, and a short separation at the top that has been reinforced on the verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $220 - $325

Unsold

Closed on 3/17/2010

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