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"Flandriae Pars Occidentalis", Hondius, Henricus
Subject: Northern France & Western Belgium
Period: 1639 (circa)
Publication: Nouveau Theatre du Monde
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.1 x 15.1 inches
48.5 x 38.4 cm
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This copper engraved map covers the coastline from Calais to Dunkirk to Nieuwpoort and inland to Armentiers. The map is fully engraved to show forests, roads and canals, and hundreds of tiny villages. Figures, farm implements, and weaponry surround the title cartouche, and the sea is filled with a large fleet of sailing ships. French text on verso, published between 1639-49.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #3201:1.1.
Condition: B+
Old color on a lightly toned sheet with tiny spots of foxing spots and a short centerfold separation at bottom that has been archivally repaired.
Estimate: $110 - $140
Price: $80
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