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Valesium Ducatus. Valois.

  • ARTIST: Joannis Blaeu

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1650.

  • EDITION SIZE: 15 3/8 x 19 3/4" (390 x 500 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: The map shows the area between Senlis, Compiègne, Soissons and Meaux which was the ancient duché de Valois. The title cartouche is surrounded by two gentleman, each holding a pair of hunting dogs, one holding a falcon.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This example is from a 1650 French text edition of Blaeu's "Le Theatre du Monde, Nouvel Atlas"

  • CONDITION: Good condition

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps