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Auction 131, Lot 550

"Groeninga M.D. LXXIII", Munster/Petri

Subject: Groningen, Netherlands

Period: 1578 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6 x 5 inches
15.2 x 12.7 cm
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This woodblock view shows the city of Groningen as it appeared in 1523. The major buildings are identified in a key below with ribbon-style title at top. On a full sheet of German text (8 x 13").

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Condition: B+

Light scattered foxing, mostly in the margins and text with a worm hole in the top margin.

Estimate: $110 - $160

Sold for: $80

Closed on 3/17/2010

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