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Auction 119, Lot 635

"Prussia", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Poland, Lithuania

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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Delightful small map depicting present-day Poland and Lithuania. The map is fully engraved with rivers, lakes, forests and mountains and is filled with place names. The Baltic Sea is filled with an ornate title cartouche, sailing ships and a sea monster.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $130 - $160

Sold for: $130

Closed on 5/9/2007

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