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Auction 121, Lot 663

"Accurata Totius Archipelagi et Graeciae Universae Tabula…", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Greece

Period: 1690 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
21 x 17 inches
53.3 x 43.2 cm
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This is a lovely map of the Greek archipelago, extending up to Albania and Macedonia in the north. A figurative cartouche with a classical theme balances the composition.

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Condition: B

Nice impression with oxidized original color on a sheet that has been reinforced professionally on the verso with archival tissue.

Estimate: $350 - $550

Sold for: $275

Closed on 9/26/2007

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