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Auction 143, Lot 551

"Circulus Suevicus in quo sunt Ducatus Wirtenbergensis, Marchionatus Badensis, & Burgoviensis...", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Southern Germany

Period: 1690 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.7 x 19 inches
57.7 x 48.3 cm
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Fine, large map of southern Germany including Heidelberg, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Constance and Strassburg. Densely engraved with information and fortifications prominently shown. The map is decorated with a drape-style title cartouche and sixteen coats of arms of the region surrounded by putti.

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Condition: B

Nice original color with a centerfold separation that enters 1/2" into map at bottom, a damp stain in top left corner, and two small holes in top left corner that have been closed on verso. Narrow left margin.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/13/2013

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