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"Praefectura Generalis & Comitatus Provinciae una cum Terris Adjacentibus in suas Dioeceses & Praeturas Subdivisus...", Homann Heirs
Subject: Southern France
Period: 1750 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.9 x 18.6 inches
58.2 x 47.2 cm
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Beautifully and strongly engraved map of Provence that extends from the Rhone River on the west to Nice. Locates Avignon, San Tropez, Cannes, Orange, Villeneuve, Marseille, Remolin, and many more. The decorative monument-style title cartouche contains an amazing 40 coats of arms. The second cartouche features an extensive legend and three distance scales. Along the top is an alternate title in French: "Le Comte et Gouvernement de Provence."
References:
Condition: B+
A nice impression full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with a light dampstain at top and an archivally repaired centerfold separation at top.
Estimate: $150 - $180
Price: $110
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