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Auction 131, Lot 693
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"Peloponnesus hodie Morea…", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Greece

Period: 1690 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
21.8 x 18 inches
55.4 x 45.7 cm
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This fine chart of Peloponessos is beautifully engraved and filled with information including the fortified cities. The large pictorial title cartouche features the sword-brandishing Lion of Venice with a group of Turkish prisoners, commemorating the Venetian triumph against the Ottoman Empire in 1688. The sea is embellished with numerous ships including three graphic sea battles.

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Condition: B+

Sharp impression and original color with faint toning on centerfold.

Estimate: $550 - $650

Sold for: $400

Closed on 3/17/2010

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