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Auction 140, Lot 568

"Andaluzia Continens Sevillam et Cordubam", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Andalusia, Spain

Period: 1640 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.5 x 14.8 inches
49.5 x 37.6 cm
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Handsome map of the region surrounding Seville including, Cadiz, Gibraltar and Spain's popular Costa del Sol. Generously adorned with cartouches, putti, a compass rose, two coats of arms, sailing ships and galleys. The coats of arms pictured are of Seville on the left and Cordoba on the right. French text on verso.

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Condition: B

Original color with wide margins, some light uneven toning, and a 1.5" crack adjacent to the centerfold near the Strait of Gibraltar.

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $160

Closed on 5/23/2012

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