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Auction 129, Lot 734

"Ierusalem", Lasor a Varea, Alphonsus

Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land

Period: 1713 (published)

Publication: Univsersus Terrarum Orbis

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.7 x 4 inches
17 x 10.2 cm
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This miniature view of Jerusalem is a later issue of Giuseppe Rosaccio's original view, engraved by Camocio, that was first published in 1598. The imaginary view is a mixture of ancient and modern concepts of the holy city. On a full sheet (8 x 13") of Italian text.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $180

Closed on 9/23/2009

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