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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 121 - closed 9/26/2007

Featuring 885 lots of rare antique maps, charts, pocket maps, globes and atlases
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Lot #504: "Tiena, Brabantiae Opp: ad amnem Geta, unde casei…" Braun & Hogenberg

Antique map chart Tiena Brabantiae Opp ad amnem Geta unde casei
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Estimate:
$230.00 - $300.00
Sold for: $120.00

Lot 504
By: Braun & Hogenberg
Subject: Belgium
Date: 1580

Publication: Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Condition: A
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Color: hand color

Size: 16 x 13 inches
40.7 x 33.1 cm

Lovely bird's-eye city plan of Tienen from this monumental work, the first systematic city atlas. The engraving depicts the cathedral, houses, churches, gardens, walls, gates and surrounding canal. Strapwork title cartouche with a gentleman and lady in the foreground in the local attire. German text on verso.

A couple faint printer's creases, else very good.

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