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Auction 180, Lot 464

"Blaisois. Blesiensis Territorii hanc Tabulam, Describebat... [on sheet with] Lemovicum Totius et Confinium Provinciarum Quantum ad Dioecesim Lemovicensem...", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Central France

Period: 1598 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.6 x 13.2 inches
47.2 x 33.5 cm
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This map first appeared in the 1598 French edition of the Theatrum and includes two maps on one sheet. At left is a map based on the work of Jean du Temps, centered approximately on the Loire River and extending from Amboise in the west to Orleans in the east, and as far south as Chateauroux. The map at right follows the work of physician Jean Fayen. It shows the region directly to the south, extending as far south as Perigueux, west just past St. Junien, and east to the Dordogne River. French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #43.

Condition: B+

A sharp impression on watermarked paper with light toning, a centerfold separation at bottom, and some damp stains along the edges of the sheet. Old manuscript page number in bottom margin.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $55

Closed on 11/18/2020

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