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Auction 140, Lot 586
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"Saxoniae, Misniae, Thuringiae, Nova Exactissimaq Descriptio", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Germany

Period: 1573 (circa)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 13.5 inches
50.3 x 34.3 cm
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This handsome map covers Saxony and the surrounding region with great detail. It is embellished with a decorative title cartouche, a legend in scroll-style cartouche, distance scales and a decorative border. The map is filled with place names, each symbolized by a tiny castle. Dutch text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #93.

Condition: A

Attractive old color on watermarked paper with light damp stains in blank margins. French manuscript writing on verso opposing the Dutch text.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 5/23/2012

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