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Auction 203, Lot 466

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"[Lot of 2] La Partie Septentrionale du Languedoc [and] La Partie Meridionale du Languedoc", Hondius, Henricus

Subject: Southern France

Period: 1623 (dated)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii Atlas

Color: Black & White

Size:
19.8 x 14.8 inches
50.3 x 37.6 cm
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This two-sheet map depicts the Languedoc region extending from the Mediterranean and the border with Spain to Arles and Avignon in the east and Cahors and Lyon in the north. The sheets are densely engraved with hundreds of tiny towns, river systems, and graphically depicted mountains. Each sheet stands on its own with full borders, a distance scale cartouche, and a title cartouche featuring the French royal arms. German text on verso, published in 1633.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4651:1.2 & #4652:1.1.

Condition: B+

Dark impressions on sheets with a "V" watermark, light printer's ink residue, offsetting particularly on the northern sheet, and a few small spots of foxing.

Estimate: $275 - $350

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Closed on 4/23/2025

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