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Auction 131, Lot 559
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"Bourdeaux", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Bordeaux, France

Period: 1578 (published)

Publication: Cosmographia oder beschreibung Aller Lander…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.8 x 11.3 inches
30 x 28.7 cm
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Extremely decorative bird's-eye view of the city with particularly graphic renderings of the castles, churches and a ruined Roman amphitheater. An array of ships and fishing boats fill the harbor, and tiny people walk the streets. The plan is surrounded in a picture-frame style border, with a lettered key below. German title and text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Lightly toned with some minor show through of the text on verso.

Estimate: $200 - $275

Sold for: $150

Closed on 3/17/2010

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