Two Framed Works, Bird's-Eye City Views of Paris and Leiden

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Sebastian Munster. LUTETIA PARISIORUM URBS, TOTO ORBE CELEBERRIMA NOTISSIMAQUE CAPUT REGNI FRANCIAE. Basel, circa 1554. A detailed woodcut of Paris with hand coloring; with coat of arms, an inset with a lettered key to some of the city's landmarks such as the Sorbonne, and the city presented with the Seine running through, fortified walls, and with the surrounding countryside; from Cosmographia. Text on verso. Presented matted and framed. (Sight size 11 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.; Frame dimensions 18 x 21 3/4 in.) (Centerfold, as issued; mild foxing; the lower margin with a small tear and a couple of small damp stains; light wear to frame; not examined outside the frame.)

Ludovico Guicciardini. LUGDUNUM BATAVORUM LEYDEN IN HOLLANT. Circa early 17th century. Copper engraving with hand coloring; from Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi (Description of the Low Countries); extremely detailed view of Leiden with two coats of arms, and many streets and waterways labeled. Presented matted and framed. (Plate size 9 5/8 x 13 in.; Frame dimensions 17 5/8 x 20 7/8 in.) (Centerfold, as issued; with toning, a few spots of foxing, and some scattered vertical creases and professional repaired tears; light wear to frame; not examined outside the frame.)

From a Private Williamsburg, Virginia Collection

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