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Auction 166, Lot 472

"Carte de la Lorraine ou l'on a Distingue le Pays Messin, le Verdunois et les Toulois; le Barrois et l'Alsace...", Robert de Vaugondy/Delamarche

Subject: Northeastern France

Period: 1792 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21 x 19.6 inches
53.3 x 49.8 cm
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This detailed map depicts the historical region of Lorraine, now in the administrative region of Grand Est. The map is centered approximately on the city of Nancy, and absolutely filled with details of towns, forests, mountains, and river systems. First issued by Robert de Vaugondy in 1756 and updated by his successor, Delamarche, in 1792.

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Condition: A

A strong impression on heavy, watermarked paper with an extraneous crease adjacent to the centerfold.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $85

Closed on 2/14/2018

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