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Auction 138, Lot 533

"Riga", Merian, Matthaus

Subject: Riga, Latvia

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.3 x 8.5 inches
26.2 x 21.6 cm
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A delightful bird's-eye plan of the Latvian city of Riga with numerous ships in the foreground. The key below locates fourteen churches and fortifications.

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Condition: A

Wide margins with a minute wormhole near center that has been infilled and a centerfold separation that just enters map image at bottom that has been professionally repaired.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $240

Closed on 12/7/2011

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