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a drawing of a map of the city of london in the middle of the 17th centurytwo drawings of a man and a woman on a wooden flooran old map of a town with a river running through ita drawing of a map of a town on a wooden floor
DAGUERRE PARIS

205 - [Map. Semur-en-Auxois]. ESPIARD (Philibert).
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Estimate €80 - €100
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[Map. Semur-en-Auxois]. ESPIARD (Philibert). The town of Semur-en-Auxois [title on the map]. The true portrait of the town of Semur [title off the map]. [Paris, F. de Belleforest, 1575]. A woodcut perspective view, approx. 19 x 21 cm, set within an ornamental frame approx. 28 x 36 cm. (foxing, minor damage to the edges, slight crease down the centre, reinforced on the reverse). Perspective view drawn or engraved by Philibert Espiard, accompanied by a cartouche identifying the town’s buildings and landmarks. A very fine decorative frame bearing the book dealers’ marks of Nicolas Chesneau and Michel Sonnius. Published in the *Cosmographie universelle* by F. de Belleforest; paginated 296–297, with text on the reverse. Included with this: [Map. Semur-en-Auxois]. ESPIARD (Philibert). The town of Semur in Laussois [title on the map]. The true portrait of the town of Semur [title off the map]. [Paris, F. de Belleforest, 1575]. A perspective view engraved on wood, approx. 19 x 21 cm. (mounted, border missing, slight crease down the centre).
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About the sale DAGUERRE BOURGOGNE – regional sale, part two: Burgundian wines, stamps, books, manuscripts and artefacts, both antique and modern.
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Auction time 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM
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