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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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A fine sea chart of the west coast of France centred on the Isle de Re and Oleron depicting the west coast of France showing La Rochelle. Several vessels and sailing ships dot the Atlantic ocean. With three wind-roses indicating north to the left the map is embellished with a sea goddess and monsters. This example is from a Dutch edition of Joan Blaeu’s ‘Novus Atlas’. Van der Krogt, P. (Atlantes) 4515:2.
BLAEU, Joan
Insulae Divi Martini et Uliarus vulgo l'Isle de Re et d'Oleron
Amsterdam, 1650
400 x 540 mm., in fine early outline colour with wash to the cartouches. Lower centrefold split repaired, not affecting the image, light waterstain just into the image in the extreme upper corners, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 6127
£ 395