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"Perchensis Comitatus - La Perche Comte [on sheet with] Comitatus Blesensis, Auctore Ioanne Temporio - Blaisois", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Northern France

Period: 1634 (circa)

Publication: Novus Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 15.3 inches
50.3 x 38.9 cm
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Two maps on one sheet, each with its own decorative title cartouche. These maps detail the region of the Loire River. Perchensis includes the cities of Mortagne, Nogent-le-Rotrou and Vendome. The map of Blaisois, from surveys by Joannes Temporius, covers the neighboring region with Orleans, Bourges and Blois. German text on verso, published between 1634-35.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4365+4370:2.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a "G A" watermark. There are light dampstains and some soiling along the edges of the sheet, as well as a short centerfold separation in the bottom margin that has been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Price: $100

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