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Auction 128, Lot 537

"[Lot of 2] Scotia Septentrionalis [and] Scotia Meridionalis", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Scotland

Period: 1628 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.2 inches
19.1 x 13.2 cm
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This delightful matched pair of small maps comprises the whole of Scotland. Hadrian's Wall is shown on the boundary between England and Scotland, and the maps are filled with the names of towns. Each map is decorated with its own strapwork title cartouche. French text on verso.

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Condition: A

Couple faint spots in the blank margins.

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $200

Closed on 5/20/2009

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