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Auction 101, Lot 56

"[Compass Rose]", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1640 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5 x 5 inches
12.7 x 12.7 cm
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Striking engraving of a compass rose showing the thirty-two points of the compass. On a full sheet of French text.

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Condition: A

Damp stain in blank margin, image crisp with lovely color.

Estimate: $75 - $100

Sold for: $200

Closed on 12/4/2002

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