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Auction 107, Lot 380

"Wyssenburgum civitas imperialis…", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Germany

Period: 1550 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographiae Universalis

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.8 x 10.5 inches
37.6 x 26.7 cm
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Bird's eye plan of the city and surroundings with nearby villages named in the distance. In the foreground are fields and roads with people going about their daily chores. There is even a gallows. Coat of arms held aloft by two cherubs.

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Condition: B

Old repair at bottom fold repairing small worm track with bit of neatline replaced.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $170

Closed on 6/9/2004

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