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Auction 123, Lot 17

"Ferdinand Magellanus", Montanus, Arnoldus

Subject: Portraits

Period: 1673 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.5 x 11 inches
16.5 x 27.9 cm
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A strongly engraved portrait of the first circumnavigator, enclosed in an elaborately engraved cartouche-like frame. The background is a view of one of the exotic ports visited by Magellan.

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Condition: B

A nice impression on a sheet that has some light foxing, mostly confined to the margins.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Unsold

Closed on 2/20/2008

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