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Auction 194, Lot 545

"[Corso del Danubio da Vienna Sui a Vicopoli, e Paesi Adiacenti - Southeastern Sheet]", Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria

Subject: Western Balkans, Danube River

Period: 1690 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
17.6 x 23.9 inches
44.7 x 60.7 cm
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This is the south-central sheet of Coronelli's six-sheet map following the course of the Danube River. It extends from Orsova west to Saba and Brcko and from Belgrade south to the Adriatic Sea. The map features information related to the Ottoman Wars including conflict dates and numerous places are named, often with several alternate names and spellings, reflecting the various cultures in the region. An example of the full six-sheet map can be viewed here.

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Condition: B

A nice impression with toning and light offsetting along the centerfold. Two small areas of paper loss beneath the right centerfold have been backed with old paper. There is an extraneous vertical crease down the center of the map and a bit of foxing mostly along the sheet edges.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 9/13/2023

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