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Auction 109, Lot 598

"Hierosolymae, cura Neemiae ducis Instauratae Descriptio", Torniello, Augustine

Subject: Holy Land - Jerusalem

Period: 1609 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
17 x 12.5 inches
43.2 x 31.8 cm
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Two plans of Jerusalem on one sheet - left according to Brocadus (Burchardus de Monte Sion), and right after Villalpando. The plans are very similar and the subtle differences make an interesting study.

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Condition: A

A few worm tracks in blank margins, well away from maps. Bit of light soil in map.

Estimate: $400 - $450

Sold for: $300

Closed on 12/1/2004

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