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Auction 148, Lot 511

"Nieuwe Kaart van Frankryk", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: France

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas

Color: Black & White

Size:
15 x 13 inches
38.1 x 33 cm
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Copper engraved map of France showing provinces, topography, cities and towns. A simple compass rose is the only embellishment. The map extends to include parts of the adjacent countries, including England, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium.

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Condition: B

Issued folding, with light soiling, two small pen marks, and a faint damp stain at bottom just entering map border. Remargined at right and left with old paper. There is a tear that enters 2" into map at right that has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Unsold

Closed on 2/19/2014

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