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Legionis regnum et Asturiarum principatus.

  • ARTIST: Joannis Blaeu

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1650.

  • EDITION SIZE: 15 x 19 5/8" (386 x 498 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A detailed map of the Spanish Provinces of Asturias, Castile and Léon, Notes many cities and towns including Oviedo, León, Santander and Valladolid, Surrounding the title cartouche are two Lions holding up a crest. This map was issued in Blaeu's "Le Theatre du Monde, Nouvel Atlas, Mis en lumiere par Guillaume & Jean Blaeu."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some minor soiling in the margins. Original hand coloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps