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Auction 133, Lot 55

"La Sphere Artificielle", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany

Period: 1717 (dated)

Publication: Introduction a la geographie…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.8 x 9.2 inches
32.5 x 23.4 cm
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Nice engraving of a handsome set of table globes consisting of a celestial globe, armillary sphere and a terrestrial globe.

References: Kanas Fig. 7.13.

Condition: A

Issued folded, now flattened with the binding trim at lower left replaced to accommodate framing, and a tiny binding tear expertly repaired.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Unsold

Closed on 9/1/2010

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