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Auction 194, Lot 437

"Accurate Carte der Uplandischen Scheren mit der Situation und Gegend umb die Konigle Schwedische Haupt und Residentz Stadt Stockholm", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Stockholm, Sweden

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 19.1 inches
57.2 x 48.5 cm
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This decorative map shows Stockholm and the surrounding archipelago, extending as far north as the Ljustero and east to Vindo. The city is laid out in plan form on the map. The title cartouche features a vignette of frolicking mer-people. Below the map are two panoramic views of Stockholm.

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Condition: B

Contemporary color on a watermarked sheet. The margins have been trimmed to the neatline at left and right, with minor loss of neatline at bottom right. There is an abrasion at center with a 0.75" area of image loss and a chip at bottom left that has been reattached with archival materials on verso.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Sold for: $190

Closed on 9/13/2023

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