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Auction 196, Lot 421

"Iutiae Tabula in quae sunt Dioeceses Alburgensis, Wiburgensis, Ripensis et Arhusiensis quae et sunt Divisae in Omnia Dominia", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Northern Denmark

Period: 1688 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 22.9 inches
47.8 x 58.2 cm
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This beautifully engraved map covers the northern and western portions of Denmark. It is filled with minute detail of fortresses, cities, towns and tiny villages. The map is adorned by a very decorative title cartouche flanked by local herders and a distance scale cartouche held up by a putto.

References: Carhart #87.2.

Condition: B

Full contemporary color with scattered foxing, some minor color offsetting, and a 1.5" centerfold separation at left that has been closed on verso with old paper.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $160

Closed on 2/7/2024

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