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Auction 138, Lot 556
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"Lionnois, Forest, Beaviolois et Masconnois", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: France

Period: 1645 (circa)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum…

Color: Black & White

Size:
20 x 15 inches
50.8 x 38.1 cm
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A beautifully engraved map of the Rhone and Loire valleys showing Vienne, Lyon, and Macon. It is 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 sheet is further embellished with a coat of arms. Latin text in verso.

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Condition: A

There is some very faint offsetting in the image and light toning in the blank margins, else very good.

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $120

Closed on 12/7/2011

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