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Lot 431

Blaeu - Four French Regional Maps

Estimate: $600 - $900

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Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) and Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), engravings on laid paper with hand colored highlights, some from Atlus Novus, comprising: Borbonium Ducatus Bourbonnois, Amsterdam, circa 1635, plate 15 x 19 in., sight 15-3/8 x 19-7/8 in.; Le Gouvernement De L'Isle De France..., Amsterdam, circa 1640, plate 16 x 20-1/2 in., sight 16-1/2 x 21 in.; Carte du Bourdelois du pais de Medoc..., Amsterdam, circa 1640, plate 15-1/4 x 20 in., sight 15-1/2 x 20-1/2 in.; Lacus Lemanni Locorumque Circumiacentium Accuratissima Descriptio..., Amsterdam, circa 1635, plate 16-1/4 x 20 in., sight 16-3/4 x 21 in.; carved and gilt wood frames, 24 x 28-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Georgia Collection

Condition

scattered light staining throughout, not examined out of frames; frames with light wear and abrasions