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Auction 141, Lot 463

"Burgundiae Duca", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Burgundy, France

Period: 1607 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.3 inches
19.1 x 13.5 cm
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Handsome small map covering the heart of the French wine region with the cities of Dijon and Autun. Adorned with a strapwork title cartouche incorporating the scale of miles. This is from the first edition, with Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Marginal soiling. Manuscript page number and cardinal directions in blank margins.

Estimate: $90 - $120

Sold for: $65

Closed on 9/5/2012

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