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Auction 122, Lot 591

"Ober Baden", Munster/Petri

Subject: Switzerland, Baden

Period: 1588 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
13.8 x 10.3 inches
35.1 x 26.2 cm
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Dramatic woodcut map of Baden drawn from a bird's-eye perspective. A pair of angels support the crest of the town above the map. Many farms and houses are noted in the surrounding countryside. Italian text on verso.

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Condition: B

A nice impression on a sheet with some toning on the centerfold. Upper margin with a little loss on the centerfold, not affecting the map.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Unsold

Closed on 12/5/2007

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