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Auction 194, Lot 527

"Hungaria Regnum", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Hungary

Period: 1634 (circa)

Publication: Novus Atlas

Color: Black & White

Size:
20.1 x 16.5 inches
51.1 x 41.9 cm
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Budapest is at the heart of this handsome map. It covers most of present day Hungary, but also includes a bit of Austria with Vienna in the upper left corner. Richly engraved with mountains, cities and forests and a title cartouche with the coat of arms, a river god, Pan, a cherub, and a female figure symbolizing the bounty of the land. German text on verso, published between 1634-35.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2800:2A.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with light, scattered foxing, a brown spot caused by a paper flaw at bottom right, and short centerfold separations at top and bottom that have been archivally repaired.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Unsold

Closed on 9/13/2023

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