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Auction 111, Lot 464

"Bourg de Glaris, en Suisse", Merian, Matthaus

Subject: Switzerland

Period: 1650 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
11.5 x 11 inches
29.2 x 27.9 cm
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A very nicely rendered bird's-eye view of the town just southwest of Davos. Surrounded by towering mountains with a saint in the sky overlooking the map.

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Condition: B

Dark impression on hand laid paper. Paper laid in at binding trim. Two small rust stains, one resulting in a small hole in the paper. Issued folding, now pressed.

Estimate: $60 - $80

Sold for: $30

Closed on 6/8/2005

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