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Auction 135, Lot 483

"Nuova discrizzione della Regione della Gallia", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: France

Period: 1560 (circa)

Publication: Cosmography

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 10 inches
34.3 x 25.4 cm
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Woodblock map of France with a panel giving the names and principal cities of the various regions. The land is graphically engraved with mountains, rivers and forests. A coat of arms decorates the map.

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Condition: B+

There are some stains and old repairs in the margins and a few faint spots in the map.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $170

Closed on 2/16/2011

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