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Auction 150, Lot 405

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"L'Europe Selon les Auth. les Plus Modernes", La Feuille, Daniel de

Subject: Europe

Period: 1706 (circa)

Publication: Les Tablettes Guerrieres…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.8 x 5.8 inches
19.8 x 14.7 cm
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Charming small map of Europe flanked by panels displaying the coats of arms of all the major nations. The map extends to include part of Greenland to the northwest, and to the Black Sea in the east. The title cartouche shows Europa riding Zeus in the form of a bull.

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Condition: A

A dark impression with attractive color. Issued folding, now pressed with several fold separations that have been professionally repaired. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $250

Closed on 9/17/2014

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