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Auction 196, Lot 415

"Regnum Borussiae Gloriosis Ausicys Serenissimi et Potentissimi Princip Friderici III Primi Borussiaw Regis March. et Elect. Brandenburg...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1716 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 19 inches
56.9 x 48.3 cm
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This is a very beautiful map due to the highly decorative title cartouche filling the Baltic Sea. The map covers the northern portion of Poland (Gdansk south to Torun) and the Baltic coast, Konigsburg (Kaliningrad) into Lithuania. It is highly detailed throughout with roads, cities, and towns. The title cartouche features a portrait of Frederick III, King of the Prussian dynasty, surrounded by an elaborate allegorical scene of his coronation in 1701.

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Condition: B+

Contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet. There are remnants of paper tape along the sheet edges on verso from a previous framing.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/7/2024

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