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Auction 119, Lot 619

"Sueviae Nova Tabula", Hondius/Blaeu

Subject: Germany and Switzerland

Period: 1662 (published)

Publication: Atlas Mayor, o Geographia Blaviana…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.1 x 14.6 inches
48.5 x 37.1 cm
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This is Blaeu's edition of the Hondius map of Baden - Wurttemberg (Schwaben) that includes parts of Switzerland and Bavaria. It is well engraved with remarkable detail throughout. Centered on Ulm, the map details the Danube River valley and includes Augsburg, Stuttgart, Zurich, Lucerne, Basel, Heidelberg, and Lake Constance. Blaeu obtained 39 plates upon Jodocus Hondius' death on August 18, 1629. Blaeu deleted Hondius' name and added his own to the imprint. The sheet is embellished with four cartouches including a very decorative title cartouche. Spanish text on verso.

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Condition: B

Fine impression and original color with wide original margins. Near fine save for one tiny worm hole and a short, repaired worm track in the map.

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $200

Closed on 5/9/2007

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