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Auction 118, Lot 627

"Environs de Strasbourg", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: France

Period: 1705 (published)

Publication: Les Forces de l' Europe…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.5 x 7.3 inches
24.1 x 18.5 cm
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Lovely view of the countryside around Strasbourg in Alsace, on the border of Germany and France. Nicolas de Fer held the title of Geographer at Louis XIV's court. He was one of the most prolific publishers of plans of European cities in the late seventeenth century.

References: Pollak #21, p. 40.

Condition: A

Estimate: $110 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 3/6/2007

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