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Lot 3

Blaeu - Two Framed French Regional Maps

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) and Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), Provincia, Auctore Petro Joanne Bompario, Provence, Amsterdam, circa 1630-1650, text in French verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, possibly from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive, Atlas Novus, sight 15-3/8 x 21-1/2 in.; Insulae Divi Martini et Uliarus Vulgo L'Isle De Re et Oleron, Amsterdam, circa 1640-1650, text in French verso, engraving on laid paper with hand colored highlights, sight 15-3/8 x 21-1/2 in.; each in gilt wood frame sandwiched between two glass panels, 22 x 27-3/4 in.

Provenance: The Important Private Collection of a Rocky Mountain Couple

Condition

good overall, scattered light staining, each with a few small holes near lower right edge (near cartouches), not examined out of frames; frames with light wear and abrasions

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