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Auction 119, Lot 605

"Holsatia ducatus", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Germany

Period: 1628 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.6 inches
19.1 x 14.2 cm
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A fine, small map of Holstein including the city of Hamburg (here Hamborch). The map is fully engraved with forests, rivers, lakes and hundreds of villages. The title is enclosed in a decorative cartouche. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius, Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Nice impression. Light stain in the upper margin, well away from map.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Unsold

Closed on 5/9/2007

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