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Auction 123, Lot 622

"Marcha Anconitana cum Spoletano Ducatu", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Italy

Period: 1628 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.2 x 5.6 inches
18.3 x 14.2 cm
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A handsomely engraved small map of Ancona and Spoleto on the eastern coast of Italy from Ravenna to Pescara with pictorial representations of mountains, towns and forests. The map is decorated with charming strapwork title and scale of miles cartouches. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Excellent impression with a tiny wormhole in the margin, well away from the map. There is one faint rust spot in the Venetian Gulf.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Unsold

Closed on 2/20/2008

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