Carte du Bourdelois du pais de Medoc, et de la prevoste de Born. [and] Principatus Benearnia. [Two maps on one sheet.]

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• ARTIST: Joan Blaeu

• PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.

• MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,

  DATE: c.1640.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/4 x 19 7/8" (386 x 505 mm) plus margins.

• DESCRIPTION: Two maps on one sheet. These two maps depict the Bordeaux and Bearn regions of France. Title and scale cartouches, as well as two compass roses and a coat of arms, embellish this two-part map.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This example is from a French text edition of Blaeu's Atlas Novus. A nicely colored impression.

• CONDITION: Good condition, save for expertly repaired tear near center and small wormholes in lower margin. Original hand coloring.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps