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"Evesche de Laon, ou sont les Duche, et Pairrie de Laon; Balliages de Laon, et Ribemont...", Sanson, Nicolas
Subject: Northern France
Period: 1656 (dated)
Publication: Cartes Particulieres de la France....
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.5 x 16.5 inches
47 x 41.9 cm
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This map focuses on the Aisne department in northern France, centered approximately on Laon and extending to Saint-Quentin in the west, Reims in the south, and Fourmies in the north. The largest cities are depicted as miniature fortified plans, and forests and mountains are also graphically depicted.
References: Pastoureau, SANSON V #80.
Condition: B+
A dark impression on a sheet with a bunch of grapes watermark and minor soiling. The top and bottom margins have been extended with old paper to accommodate framing.
Estimate: $100 - $130
Price: $75
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