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Auction 141, Lot 488
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"Emda", Blaeu, (Family)

Subject: Emden, Germany

Period: 1649 (published)

Publication: Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae Liberae Ac Foederatae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.7 x 16.4 inches
52.6 x 41.7 cm
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A beautiful bird's-eye plan of Emden on the river Ems in northwestern Germany. Individual houses and buildings are depicted, along with the city's waterways, windmills, and fortifications. This plan was published in Blaeu's 'Town book' of the Low Countries. The town's coat of arms ("Little Angel upon the Wall") appears at top left. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A

Wide, original margins with a hint of toning along centerfold and marginal soiling. There are a couple of worm tracks and tiny tears in blank margins, far from image.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $220

Closed on 9/5/2012

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