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Auction 121, Lot 451

"Cornubia, Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria…", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: England & Wales

Period: 1631 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8 x 5.6 inches
20.3 x 14.2 cm
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A handsome little map of southwest England, describing Cornwall and south Wales. It is adorned with strapwork title and scale of miles cartouches. German text on the verso.

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Condition: A

A nice impression on a sheet with a little minor show-through of the text on verso.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/26/2007

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