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Auction 141, Lot 479

"Westphalia cum Diocesi Bremensi", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Germany

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.5 inches
19.1 x 14 cm
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This small map centers roughly on Bremen and shows the waterways of northern Germany in careful detail. The map reaches from Emden in the west to the Elbe River in the east. It is adorned with a strapwork title cartouche and scale of miles. German text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Light text show through and minor soiling confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $50

Closed on 9/5/2012

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