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Auction 120, Lot 587

"Hamburgum celeberrima libera Imperii et Hanseatica civitas ac opulentissimum Emporium, circa Ostium Albis ad Mare Septentr. [on sheet with] Hamburg Eine Weltberuhmte Reichs und Hansee…", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Hamburg, Germany

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23 x 19.5 inches
58.4 x 49.5 cm
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This terrific, brightly colored plan of the city shows the fortress and its surrounding countryside in such minute detail that one can see the maze of individual homes and their gardens. The beautiful city is situated at the confluence of the Elbe and Alster Rivers and is protected by an extensive network of canals and fortification walls. Below is a finely engraved view of the city in a separate panel that names each of the city's churches and shows images of ships on the river and livestock in the fields. This supplemental view is surrounded by a decorative border and is adorned with allegorical figures. A numbered key shows the locations of 53 important sites.

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Condition: A+

Full, wide margins and original color.

Estimate: $500 - $600

Sold for: $1,600

Closed on 7/18/2007

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