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Lot 458
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"Comitatus Burgundiae ou sa Franche Comte", Valck and Schenk

Subject: Eastern France

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.8 x 16.4 inches
52.8 x 41.7 cm
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An attractive map of the Franche-Comté region in France centered on Besançon with north oriented to the bottom left corner of the map. Finely engraved with minute detail and embellished with a bold title cartouche flanked by soldiers, a distance scale cartouche, and the coat of arms of Franche-Comté. Blank verso.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with light toning along the centerfold and a pair of stains in the image at top right.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Price: $100

Bid Increments
$50 - $99$5
$100 - $249$10
$250 - $499$25
$500 - $999$50
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