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Auction 121, Lot 570

"Schwaben und Baierland dar bey auch begriffen erzen Schwartzwald Otenwald und Nordgoew", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Germany

Period: 1550 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia Universalis

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.5 x 10 inches
34.3 x 25.4 cm
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Handsome woodblock map covering the historic region of Swabia, one of the original duchies of the German Empire. The map is centered on the Danube River, with north at the bottom. It includes the cities of Ulm, Nurnburg, Regensburg and Munich. The title is in the upper margin. German title on verso.

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Condition: B+

A attractive example with some faint toning and a slightly uneven impression.

Estimate: $100 - $140

Sold for: $75

Closed on 9/26/2007

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