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Auction 111, Lot 473

"Ducatus Luneburgensis adiacentiumq Regionum Delineatio", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Germany

Period: 1644 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19 x 14.7 inches
48.3 x 37.3 cm
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Superb map of the Lüneburg Heath and vicinity including Hamborg, Lüneburg, Bremen, Hannover and Magdeburg. Beautifully engraved to show topography and cities and embellished with two cartouches. The map was based on the work of the 16th century German cartographer Johann Mellinger. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $325

Closed on 6/8/2005

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