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Auction 192, Lot 456

"Tabula Delphinatus Vulgo le Gouvernement General du Dauphine in suos Ballifiatus et Regiones Divisus per St. Tillemon", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Southeastern France

Period: 1716 (circa)

Publication: Grosser Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 18.9 inches
56.6 x 48 cm
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This detailed regional map covers the Rhone-Alpes region with a small portion of Italy. It includes the cities of Lyon, Grenoble, and Turin. Fortified cities, small towns, monasteries, roads and canals fill the landscape along with topographical depictions of hills, mountains and forests. At the top right is a large title cartouche embellished with allegorical figures overseeing a battle.

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Condition: A+

Bold contemporary color on a bright sheet of watermarked paper with a couple of unobtrusive spots.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 4/26/2023

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