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Lot 235

Sale 6285 - Books and Manuscripts
Mar 27, 2025 10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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$1,500 - 2,500

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[Maps & Atlases] Blaeu, Willem. Europa recens descripta


(Amsterdam, ca. 1635). Third state. Engraved hand-colored map of Europe, from Blaeu's Atlas Appendix. Approximately 17 x 22 in. (432 x 559 mm) (sight). Creasing from old folds; offsetting to center crease; sheet unevenly toned. In mat and unexamined out of frame, 23 1/4 x 29 (590 x 737 mm).

Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu's map of Europe. The sides are bordered with depictions of the native peoples of Europe, including the English, French, Belgian, Spanish, German, Polish, Greek, and more. In the top margin are views of nine cities, including Amsterdam, Prague, Constantinople, Venice, Rome, Paris, London, Toledo, and Lisbon.

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