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Auction 126, Lot 512

"De Comitatu Flandriae", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Low Countries

Period: 1598 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
6 x 4.5 inches
15.2 x 11.4 cm
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Beautiful woodblock map of the region of Flanders filled with mountains, rivers, forests and towns. The map names Dunkerque (Dunckerg), Artois and many other places, while a Viking longboat sails the sea. On a full sheet of (8 x 12") with Latin text.

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Condition: A

There is a worm track in lower margin and archival tape hinge remnants on verso.

Estimate: $120 - $160

Unsold

Closed on 12/3/2008

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