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Auction 204, Lot 324

"L'Europe", Duval, Pierre

Subject: Europe

Period: 1684 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.2 x 15.6 inches
51.3 x 39.6 cm
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This rare map of the continent is filled with detail, including hundreds of towns, rivers, mountains, forests, and political boundaries. Politically, Central and Eastern Europe are controlled by three entities: Germany, Poland and the Ottoman Empire. The map extends to include Iceland and the western shore of the Caspian Sea. Adorned with a decorative cartouche that is flanked by a pair of sea monsters. Dated 1684 but published circa 1697 by Pierre Duval's daughter.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary outline color in the map with later color in the cartouche, on a lightly toned sheet with a large coat of arms watermark. There is light soiling that is mostly confined to the edges of the sheet and a couple of short edge tears that have been archivally repaired on verso.

Estimate: $550 - $700

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

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