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BRAUN, George, and HOGENBERG, Frans
Beautiful plan of Paris with title cartouche and figures in the foreground. The Civitates Orbis Terrarum was a monumental work completed over 45 years between 1572 and 1617, and was one of the best-selling works of the late sixteenth-century. It was the first systematic city atlas (containing the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 48.5 x 34.5 / 19 x 13½
£750
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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Handsome map of Normandy and the Channel Islands, showing the French coast from Granville to Pointe de la Percée. Title at lower right, rhumb lines, compass point, soundings at sea. Three scales of longitude marked - Tenerife, l’Isle de Fer and Paris.
Dimensions (W x H): 82 x 59.5 / 32½ x 23½
£600
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HOMANN, Johann Baptist
This beautiful and lavish map has an ornamental title cartouche at top left with coat of arms, Neptune, maidens and soldier. Secondary cartouche with four scales at lower right and view of Bordeaux, plans of the fortifications of Bayonne and Blaye, at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 49 / 22½ x 19½
£500
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ORTELIUS Abraham
A beautiful map of Ile de France, with Paris and the Seina towards the lower edge. Title cartouche at top left, scale at lower left, Decorated borders.
Dimensions (W x H): 45.8 x 33.8 / 18 x 13½
£480
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WIT, Frederick de
Attractive and detailed map of France, with departments in outline. Decorated title cartouche at lower left, flanked by children and two adults, with royal shield above. Ships at sea
Dimensions (W x H): 58 x 49 / 23 x 19½
£475
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DE L’ISLE, Guillaume and BUACHE, Philippe
A splendid map of what is now the French Italian Alps, in full detail. Ornamented cartouche at upper right and ‘Avertissement’ at top right in its own ornamental cartouche, giving details of Treaties between the different Duchies, concerning borders
Dimensions (W x H): 64 x 48 / 25 x 19
£450
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Blaeu, Willem
Magnificent map of Bresse. Cartouche at top left, scale at lower right. Ref: Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandica, vol II, 4810:2B
Dimensions (W x H): 39 x 50 / 15½ x 19½
£400
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Blaeu, Willem
A fine map of Bressia, from Lyon to Lake Geneva. Cartouche at lower left, with blank shield, scale at lower edge. Koeman:Atlantes Neerlandica, Volume 2 4810:2A
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38 / 19½ x 15
£375
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COVENS, Johannes & MORTIER, Cornelis
Attractive and detailed map of eastern Languedoc, from Corbieres to the Marseilles and north as far as St Paulhan. title on top border of the map, five scales at lower right. Coloured by region
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 57.5 / 18 x 22½
£375
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BLAEU, Johannes
An attractive map of the Savoie region in the Alps. Savoie is bounded by Geneva, Grenoble, the Piemont and southern Switzerland, including Mont Blanc, St. Anton, Val D'Isre and a number of other famous ski resorts near the French, Swiss and Italian borders. Notes cities, towns, mountains, valleys, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38 / 19½ x 15
£350
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Attractive map of area around Mauberge in France and Mons in Belgium. ‘Franciscus Hogenburgus ex archetypo coelabat 1572’ in the lower left corner identifies this as the rarest of the three plates of this region that Ortelius made. Van den Broecke surmises that ‘perhaps about 100 copies’ were ...
Dimensions (W x H): 50.5 x 37.5 / 20 x 15
£350
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Splendid map of the Artois region of north eastern France, from Calais to Cambrai. Magnificent strapwork title cartouche at upper right, scale with strapwork decorations at lower left. The dedicatory cartouche at left, identifies this plate as van den Broecke 74.
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 36.5 / 19 x 14½
£350
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JANSSON, Jan
A detailed map with an attractive cartouche, flanked with two coats of arms, secondary cartouche at lower right containing the scale. The sea is decorated with a compass, a fish and a few ships. Ref: Tooley, Maps and Mapmakers p34
Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 38 / 20 x 15
£350
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WIT, Frederick de
The map corresponds loosely to the Belgian province of Hainault (Hannoniae) and parts of northern France, including the towns of Douai, Valenciennes. It shows the towns, roads, rivers and forests in detail. Coat of arms, surrounded by three soldiers, two on horseback at top right. 2 scales at left
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 47 / 21½ x 18½
£345
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QUAD, Matthias
This beautiful map, in the unusual size of small folio, is similar to the style of Ortelius. It covers most of France, except the south and Mediterranean coast, showing the coast, towns and regions. Fleur de Lys at the top right. Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne,which, at the time ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 21 / 11 x 8½
£320
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FRICX, Eugene Henri
Fricx’s famous maps of Belgium and northern France, accurate and detailed, show the fortifications of the towns very clearly, here boldly coloured in red. Originally published in 1712
Dimensions (W x H): 64.3 x 48.5 / 25½ x 19
£300
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FRICX, Eugene Henri
Fricx’s famous maps of Belgium and northern France, accurate and detailed, show the fortifications of the towns very clearly, here boldly coloured in red. Originally published in 1712
Dimensions (W x H): 64.3 x 48.5 / 25½ x 19
£300
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WIT, Frederick de
Map of Artois in northern France. Pictorial cartouche at top right, with soldier under a treewatching workers gathering corn. Two cherubs at lower right over the scales.
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 46 / 22 x 18
£300
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FRICX, Eugene Henri
Fricx’s famous maps of Belgium and northern France, accurate and detailed, show the fortifications of the towns very clearly, here boldly coloured in red. Originally published in 1712
Dimensions (W x H): 64.3 x 48.5 / 25½ x 19
£300
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JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert
A double folio sea chart of the English Channel, with depth soundings, sand banks and rhumb lines, 32 point gold highlighted compass at sea. The atlas from which this chart came, The Neptune Francois was ‘a seminal work in the development of sea atlases.’ (ref: British Library Catalogue.) Mortier ...
Dimensions (W x H): 78 x 59 / 30½ x 23
£300
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BLAEU, Willem & Joan
Attractive map of Metz and the surrounding region. 3 coats of arms, title cartouche at lower right, secondary cartouche with scale at lower left.The map was originally drawn by Abraham de Fabert
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 39 / 19½ x 15½
£300
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JAILLOT, Alexis Hubert
Attractive map of part of north east France, including Picardy, and Champagne. Decorative title cartouche of cherubs, vegetation and coat of arms at top left with dedication to the Dauphine. Secondary cartouche with four scales at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 37 / 21½ x 14½
£300
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DOWER, John
An attractive large oval map on two sheets of the area around Paris. Four inset maps, one in each corner Versailles, St. Germain en Laye, St. Cloud and Fontainebleu. Title at top centre.
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 84 / 23½ x 33
£275
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive map of France, title cartouche at lower right, two royal shields above further shields in the upper corners.compass point at sea. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthaus Merian, is based on Blaeu’s map of the same title but a little smaller and, some of the titles ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 27 / 14 x 10½
£275
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Lowry, J.W.
Handsome map of France in outline colour, with inset map of France, showing the old provinces.
Dimensions (W x H): 60 x 42 / 23½ x 16½
£250
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive map of Burgundy. Decorated title cartouche at lower right, two shields above. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver Matthaus Merian, is based on Blaeu’s but a little smaller and with less ornamentation.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
£245
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WALKER, J. & C.
A handsome map of the environs of Paris, extending as far as Versailles and St Germain-en-Laye in the west, Neuilly in the east, Choisy in the south and Gonnesse in the north. The map shows the city walls and the ring of defensive forts nearly surrounding the city, except for the north and east ...
Dimensions (W x H): 39.5 x 31.5 / 15½ x 12½
£245
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BERTIUS, Petrus
Map of ‘ Sabavida’, which covers the French Alps, or Chambery. Title cartouche at lower left. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for ...
Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½
£220
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BERTIUS, Petrus
Attractive map of Brittany in France. Petrus Bertius was a professor of mathematics and librarian at Leyden University. As well as being a prolific writer on mathematical, historical and theological subjects he is known as a cartographer for his editions of Ptolemy's Geographia. In 1618 he moved ...
Dimensions (W x H): 13 x 9.5 / 5 x 3½
£220
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive map of Lorraine, title along the top edge. Shield at lower right.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
£200
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ORTELIUS, Abraham
Decorative cartouche at top left, secondary cartouche with scale at top right. Ref: van den Broecke, no.50
Dimensions (W x H): 50.4 x 34.3 / 20 x 13½
£195
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of France, coloured by department. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of its day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 50 / 22½ x 19½
£195
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SANSON, Nicolas
Maps by Sanson in original colour are rare. Nicolas Sanson was founder of the French school of mapmakers, at a time when the leadership in European cartography passed from the Low Countries to France. This map was published in Brion’s treatise on globes. Nicolas Brion was a famous French ...
Dimensions (W x H): 23.5 x 18 / 9½ x 7
£195
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QUAD, Matthias
Attractive map of of the Franco-German border area, with two inset portraits in top left and lower right corners. Title cartouche and scale at lower left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 20 / 11 x 8
£195
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QUAD, Matthias
Attractive map of Burgundy, with strapwork cartouche at lower left and scale at right edge, Shield at top left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by ...
Dimensions (W x H): 25 x 18.5 / 10 x 7½
£195
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QUAD, Matthias
Map of Artois in northern France, with English channel to the left. Title at top left, shield at lower left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 20.5 / 11½ x 8
£175
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of Alsace, with north to the right, and the Rhine across the lower centre of map. Title cartouche at top left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 19 / 10½ x 7½
£175
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QUAD, Matthias
Handsome map of France. Decorated cartouche at lower left. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 19.5 / 10½ x 7½
£175
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THOMSON, John
Handsome map of France, coloured by province. The New General Atlas was one of the most accurate and best produced atlases of the day. John Thomson’s ‘County Atlas of Scotland’ is generally considered the finest of its kind.
Dimensions (W x H): 57.5 x 50 / 22½ x 19½
£175
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BLAIR, John
Handsome map of France, coloured in outline, decorated cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 57 x 41.5 / 22½ x 16½
£175
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SEALE, Richard William
A detailed map of France with title cartouche at left, and key and scale at bottom right.
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 38 / 18½ x 15
£175
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QUAD, Matthias
Map of the Alsace region of France with part of Germany. North is to the right. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher.
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 19.5 / 10½ x 7½
£175
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BASIRE, Isaac
A detailed plan of Dunkirk. Title cartouche at top centre with galleons either side. Key and scale at bottom right.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 39 / 19½ x 15½
£175
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DELISLE, Guillaume
Interesting map of northern France, showing the towns with their defences. Decorative cartouche at top right
Dimensions (W x H): 56 x 48 / 22 x 19
£175
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RAPIN-THOYRAS, Paul
A detailed plan of Lille showing its massive fortifications, field patterns and irrigation channels around the city
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 36 / 19 x 14
£175
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CARY, John
Clear and accurate map of early nineteenth century France, coloured by department, Three scales at lower left, below the title. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear ...
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18
£175
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VUILLEMIN, A
An interesting view of France from a commercial and industrial perspective, but also comparing borders of the ancient and the contemporary provinces. There is statistical information about all French regions on either side of the map with 89 small but detailed and attractive vignettes depicting ...
Dimensions (W x H): 84.5 x 59.5 / 33½ x 23½
£175
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2 small views beneath the map. View of Bordeaux, from the Quai des Salinieres. View of Bordeaux from the Quai des Chartrons.
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½
Dimensions (W x H): 41 x 34 / 16 x 13½
£165
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SEALE, Richard William
A detailed map of France with title cartouche at left, and key and scale at bottom right.
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 38 / 18½ x 15
£150
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BARTHOLOMEW, John
A decorative and detailed plate with seven maps. The upper six small maps are all French ports. The large lower map is of Paris and its surrounding fortifications. Title at upper centre. Fullarton’s Royal Illustrated Atlas was one of the finest illustrated atlases of its day, and the maps are now ...
Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 46.5 / 12 x 18½
£145
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BRION DE LA TOUR, Louis
In the mid-eighteenth century, French mapmaking was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 28 / 12 x 11
£145
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CARY, John
Clear and accurate map of early nineteenth century France, coloured by department, Three scales at lower left, below the title. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear ...
Dimensions (W x H): 51.5 x 46 / 20½ x 18
£145
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J Wray
/ RAPKIN, J
A Highly decorative map for the period with vignettes showing towns and local scenes, the whole enclosed in an elegant border
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 26 / 13 x 10
£130
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JANSSON, Jan and HONDIUS, Jodocus
A delightful little map of Provence. Title at top left, scale at bottom right.
Dimensions (W x H): 19 x 13.5 / 7½ x 5½
£120
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RAPIN- THOYRAS, Paul
Attractive town plan of this Belgian town, showing the extensive moats and defensive walls
Dimensions (W x H): 48 x 37 / 19 x 14½
£120
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RAPIN-THOYRAS, Paul
A handsome plan of Toulon and its defences, best explained by the text in the cartouche at top left: ‘Attacks and defences of the city of Toulon, besieged by the Army of the Allies, by sea and land under His Royal Highness, Duke of Savoy and Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Admiral of the British Fleet, 1st ...
Dimensions (W x H): 46 x 38 / 18 x 15
£120
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RAPIN-THOYRAS, Paul de
A detailed plan of the town of Douai and its defences
Dimensions (W x H): 47.5 x 37 / 18½ x 14½
£120
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PHILIPPE DE PRÉTOT, Etienne André
Attractive map of the ecclesiastical regions of France, with a decorative title cartouche, with French coat of arms above and foliage, crucifix, incense burners around
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 27 / 14½ x 10½
£120
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A detailed map of what is considered the Provençal capital. It stretches west to east from the Mediterranean sea to the river Jaret and north to south Port de l’Enclos neuf to Place de Castellane.
Dimensions (W x H): 39.7 x 31.5 / 15½ x 12½
Dimensions (W x H): 39.7 x 31.5 / 15½ x 12½
£120
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ARROWSMITH, John.
Attractive map of France, coloured by departement, inset map to left ‘Sktech of France divided into Provinces. John Arrowsmith constantly revised and improved his popular London Atlas and it ran to many editions.
Dimensions (W x H): 49 x 58.5 / 19½ x 23
£120
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BLAIR, Rev John
A clear, detailed map of France, coloured by region. Ornamental cartouche at lower left.
Dimensions (W x H): 56.5 x 41.5 / 22 x 16½
£120
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BRION DE LA TOUR, Louis
In the mid-eighteenth century, French mapmaking was at its peak. Brion de la Tour was one of its most prolific cartographers. This beautiful decorated little map, elegantly surrounded by an ornate engraved uncoloured frame, is a fine example of the period.
Dimensions (W x H): 30 x 28 / 12 x 11
£95
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CARY, John.
This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / x
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CARY, John.
This beautiful map, accurate and concise, is from John Cary’s Universal Atlas. This was a compact version of his General Atlas, and shows the high standard of design, printing, and geographical accuracy that has led many to consider Cary as the finest of English map-makers.
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 23 / x
£95
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CELLARIUS, Christophorus.
Map of pre-Roman France showing the locations of the different tribes. All place names in Latin.
Dimensions (W x H): 45.5 x 30.5 / 18 x 12
£95
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BONNE, Rigobert
Detailed map of part of central France, south of the Loire and west of the Rhone. Small ornamental cartouche at lower right, 3 scales
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 40.5 / 11½ x 16
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FER, Nicholas de
Detailed map of the 1712 battle, with troop placements on map, explanation of the battle at lower right. Accompanying text on reverse
Dimensions (W x H): 52.5 x 31 / 20½ x 12
£95
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DU VAL, Pierre
Title cartouche.
Dimensions (W x H): 17.5 x 13 / 7 x 5
£85
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ANDRIVEAU-GOUJON, Eugene
Attractive map of France showing the provinces and the departments, key at top right.
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 38 / 19½ x 15
£75
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ZATTA, Antonio
Decorative map of the historic Gaul region; modern day Western Europe is shown which includes France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, and Germany. Illustrated title cartouche along lower left margin showing soldiers’ helmet, shield, bugle and weapons. Topographical landscape shown in relief ...
Dimensions (W x H): 49.3 x 40.5 / 19½ x 16
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Detailed plan showing an area of Northern France including Arras, Douai, Condé, Valenciennes, Quesnoy, Cambrai and Landrecies. Large ‘Explanation’ in bottom left corner includes a scale, and by letter and number refers to points on the map and explains their military significance in the campaign.
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 36 / 18½ x 14
Dimensions (W x H): 46.5 x 36 / 18½ x 14
£45
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RAPIN-THOYRAS, Paul
An attractive plan of town of Aire and its fortifications, field patterns and irrigation channels around the city.
Dimensions (W x H): 50 x 40 / 19½ x 15½
£25
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Detailed plan showing how the Duke of Marlborough’s army successfully besieged Douai, a fortified city in Flanders. Compass at centre bottom.
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 36 / 18½ x 14
Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 36 / 18½ x 14