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Diocese du Mans, vulgo le Maine, ubi olim Cenomani; Valck, Gerard 1651/1652–1726 publisher; Schenck, Pieter 1660–1711 publisher; map; cartography; France; Le Mans France; 1711; Amsterdam; height 42.0 cm; width 49.7 cm, The image shows a portion of an old colored map with irregularly shaped regions outlined and filled in shades of pink, green, and yellow, with thin black boundary lines and small clusters of dark green tree-like markings. There is a decorative coat of arms near the upper right with blue, red, white, and gold elements topped by a gold crown, and a decorative cartouche near the lower center featuring a few cherubic figures in flesh tones with accents of red, blue, and gold, one holding a small globe with gold and brown tones. The map paper is an off-white or cream color with a wide blank margin on the right and bottom in a pale beige, and a narrow dark border along the outer edge. Small black handwritten-style markings are scattered across the map area, and there are thin colored grid lines and a thin pink border framing the mapped section.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_296

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70.4Mb (4.3Mb) / 13.7in x 20.0in / 4104 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Diocese du Mans vulgo le Maine ubi olim Cenomani Valck Gerard 1651 1652–1726 publisher Schenck Pieter 1660–1711 publisher map cartography France Le Mans France 1711 Amsterdam height 42.0 cm width 49.7 cm image portion old colored irregularly shaped regions outlined filled shades pink green yellow thin black boundary lines small clusters dark green tree- markings decorative coat arms near upper right blue red white gold elements topped gold crown decorative cartouche near lower center featuring cherubic figures flesh tones accents gold holding small globe brown tones map paper off-white cream color wide blank margin right bottom pale beige narrow dark border outer edge Small black handwritten-style markings scattered across map area thin grid lines border framing mapped section.