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Left image:
"Blaisois. Blesiensis Territorii hanc
tabulam, describe hat Ionnes Temporius Blesis, anno Messiae
nati 1592 epoche Christianae 1590 Mundi 5610."
Right image:
"Lemovicum Totius Et Confunium Provunciarum Quantum Ad
Dioecesim Lemovicensem Spectant Novissima Et Fidissima
Descriptio." At the bottom of the
map is the name of the author: Iochin Blanchon.
Copper etching from the atlas " Theatrum
Orbis Terrarum" by Abraham
Ortelius
dated on the left side 1592. Original hand coloring.
Left image: In
the upper center of the left map is Blois on the Loire
River. Further up the Loire is Orleans on the right side of
the map. On the left side of the map on the Loire is
Amboise. At the top of the map is Brou. On the backside is
text (in Italian) about the area shown on the map.
Right image:
Almost in the center of this map is
Limonges. The map reaches as far north as Argenton on the
Creuse River. In the upper tight under the artouche is the
Petit Creuse River and the towns of Boussac, Noziers and
Roziers. In the lower left above the mileage chart is
Périgueux. In the lower right is a section of the
Dordogne River with Mauriac ( Murat) on the right edge of
the map.
Vertical centerfold. Area along centerfold
is lighter. Map has wide margins. Overall light age toning
and a few minor spots, especially in lower text of right
image. Hardly noticeable creasing in lower right
margins.
Left image: 33.2
x 22 cm ( 13 x 8.6 ")
Right image: 33 x
23 cm ( 12.9 x 9 ")
$ 390.00
Order Nr. FRANCE1214
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