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Auction 105, Lot 374

"Leon", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: France

Period: 1550 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13 x 10.5 inches
33 x 26.7 cm
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A very fine bird's-eye view of the city of Lyon. The view is surrounded in an elaborate gothic-style border and decorated with a coat of arms held aloft by angels.

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Condition: A

Some minor staining in large blank margins. Slight show-through of text on verso.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Sold for: $240

Closed on 12/3/2003

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