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Auction 194, Lot 559
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"Etat de l'Eglise, Grand Duche de Toscane, et Isle de Corse", Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles

Subject: Central Italy & Corsica

Period: 1755 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Universel

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.9 x 19.1 inches
55.6 x 48.5 cm
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This lovely map covers Tuscany, the Papal States and Corsica and is filled with information on towns, rivers, lakes and mountains. The large title cartouche, in the flourishing French style, fills the upper right corner and balances the island of Corsica in the composition.

References: Pedley #356.

Condition: A

Contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with the watermarks of "Dupuy" and a small birdhouse. There is minor offsetting, a couple of small spots in image, and toning and foxing along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Unsold

Closed on 9/13/2023

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