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Auction 197, Lot 492

"Praefectura Generalis & Comitatus Provinciae una cum Terris Adjacentibus in suas Dioeceses & Praeturas Subdivisus...", Homann Heirs

Subject: Southern France

Period: 1750 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.3 x 18.7 inches
59.2 x 47.5 cm
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Beautifully and strongly engraved map of Provence that extends from the Rhone River on the west to Nice. Locates Avignon, San Tropez, Cannes, Orange, Villeneuve, Marseille, Remolin, and many more. The decorative monument-style title cartouche contains an amazing 40 coats of arms. The second cartouche features an extensive legend and three distance scales. Along the top is an alternate title in French: "Le Comte et Gouvernement de Provence."

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color, light soiling, offsetting along the centerfold at bottom, and an extraneous crease adjacent to the centerfold. There are archival repairs to several small chips and tears along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $110

Closed on 4/24/2024

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