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Auction 131, Lot 724

"Isle et Royaume de Sicile", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Sicily, Italy

Period: 1705 (dated)

Publication: L'Atlas Curieux ou Le Monde…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.3 x 9 inches
33.8 x 22.9 cm
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Small, handsome map of the island filled with detail including roads, fortresses, and abbeys. The most prominent feature is the large volcano, Mt. Etna. Engraved by Herman van Loon.

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Condition: B+

Nice impression and original color. There is a bit of very faint foxing, mostly in the blank margins.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $170

Closed on 3/17/2010

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