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Auction 120, Lot 645

"Italia", Magini, Giovanni Antonio

Subject: Italy

Period: 1608 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.8 x 5 inches
17.3 x 12.7 cm
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Finely engraved small map of Italy, including the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and the northern coast of Sicily. The Adriatic Sea is shown with a good deal of the Balkan coast. The map is filled with place names and is decorated with stipple-engraved seas enhanced by calligraphic titling. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 7/18/2007

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