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Auction 120, Lot 483
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"Russia cum Confinijs", Mercator, Gerard

Subject: Northern Europe

Period: 1609 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 14 inches
47.8 x 35.6 cm
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This beautiful map covers Russia, Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltic States with pictorial indications of topography and forests. A large inset details the countryside northwest of Moscow. The map is beautifully engraved in Mercator's distinctive style with stippled seas and a strapwork cartouche. German text on verso.

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Condition: B

Nice impression on a sturdy sheet. The margins have a few short tears, well away from the map. The centerfold is repaired on the verso.

Estimate: $400 - $500

Sold for: $350

Closed on 7/18/2007

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