SET OF TWO ENGRAVINGS:
No.1 - Antique Map: Cenomanorum Galliae regionis typus vulgo le Mans – Blaeu, circa 1640
This beautifully engraved and hand-colored map depicts the historical province of Maine in northwestern France, with a particular focus on the city of Le Mans. Created by the renowned cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu, it was published around 1640 as part of his prestigious atlas series. Known for its high artistic quality and geographic accuracy, Blaeu’s work remains highly sought after by collectors of antique maps.
The map offers a detailed portrayal of the region’s landscape, featuring rivers, forests, and numerous settlements. Le Mans, the historical capital of Maine, is prominently displayed along with other key towns such as Mayenne, Laval, and Château-du-Loir. The area was historically significant due to its strategic location, frequently witnessing battles and sieges, particularly during the Hundred Years’ War and conflicts between the Duchy of Anjou and the Kingdom of France.
Creator: Willem Blaeu (Artist) Dimensions: Height: 20.08 in (51 cm)Width: 23.23 in (59 cm) Materials and Techniques: Paper, Engraved Date of Manufacture: circa 1640 Condition: GoodGeneral age-related toning. Some staining in the margins, German text on verso. Reference Number: Seller: BG-12417-2 1stDibs: LU3054318571612
No.2 - Antique Print of Asian torture by De Hooghe (1682)
In this scene: Plate: 'Alle Asiatische straffen.' (All Asian torture / punishment.) 1. Commander crushed to death. 2. Chancellor of the porta. 3. Priest, 4. Emperor. 5. Seven towers. 6. Revenge of Persian women. 7. Buried alive in the earth. 8. Torture by being pulled. 9. Burnt. 10. Sticked to a pole. 11. Hung by feet. 12. Killed alive. 13 Spanish inquisition / scaffold. 15. Crusified in Japan. 16. Hung by a hook / hooked. Rare item.
Description: This scarse etching originates from: 'Curieuse aenmerckingen der bysonderste Oost en West-Indische verwonderens-waerdige dingen; nevens die van China, Africa, en andere gewesten des werelds.', by S. de Vries, published in Utrecht by J. Ribbius, 1682. This splendid work on the curiosities encountered during the ages of exploration abroad contains maps by Sanson d'Abbeville and many etched plates by Romeyn de Hooghe, which are considered some of the most interesting of his oeuvre. Ref: Sabin, 19854; Tiele, 260; Cat. NHSM, 240; Muller, 1565.
Artists and Engravers: Author: Simon de Vries (Dutch 1524-1708): Poet, writer and translator, publisher, active in Utrecht. Etcher of plates (not maps) in this work: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was an important and prolific late Dutch Baroque engraver and caricaturist. De Hooghe was skilled as an etcher, draughtsman, painter, sculptor and medalist. He is best known for political caricatures of Louis XIV and propagandistic prints supporting William of Orange. During his career, de Hooghe produced over 3500 prints. He also illustrated books, and his illustrations can be found in some of the most important texts of his period. Carthographer of maps in this work: Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600 - 1667) and his descendents were important French cartographer's active through the 17th century. Sanson started his career as a historian where, it is said, he turned to cartography as a way to illustrate his historical studies. In the course of his research some of his fine maps came to the attention of King Louis XIII who, admiring the quality of his work, appointed Sanson 'Geographe Ordinaire du Roi'. Sanson's duties in this coved position included advising the King on matters of Geography and compiling the royal cartographic archive. Sanson's corpus of some three hundred maps initiated the golden age of French Cartography.
Condition: Good. General age related toning and occasional light staining. Uncut and folded as published. Please study scan carefully. Date: 1682
Overall size: 30.5 × 21 cm ≈ 12.01 × 8.27 inches Image size: 29 × 20 cm ≈ 11.42 × 7.87 inches
PCT-35885
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