Live auction - Lot 1092
[Europe - France - Nord (French Flanders)]
6 town or siege plans, from Blaeu's town atlas.
Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1649-1652
€ 300 / 400
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Lot description
Engr., ca. 40 x 50 cm, nicely hand-coloured.
Under passe-partout. In good overall condition.
1. "Armentières". - 2. "Broucburgus vulgo Broucburch". - 3. "Hesdinum". - 4. "Plan du fort Mardick et de ses attacques, en l'an 1646". - 5. "Perfecte afbeeldinge van de stercke stat Ayre ofte Arien [...]. Plan d'Ayre avec ses fortes lignes de circonvalations [...]". - 6. "Plan du fort de Watten". (some soiling in the central fold).
Joined: "Pour la carte de la Flandre". [Amsterdam, P. Mortier, 1702]. Id. condition. With 8 plans of fortified cities: Lille, Cassel ("Montcasel"), Armentières, Menin, Douai, Ypres, La Bassée et Ysendyck ("Icendic"). Ref. Koeman III [Mor 2]. (7 pcs)