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Auction 143, Lot 574

"Typus Choro Topographicus Caesareae Sedis et Totius Germaniae Celeberrimae Urbis Viennae Austriacae...", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Vienna, Austria

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 19.3 inches
56.9 x 49 cm
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A handsome map of the environs of Vienna, centered on the Danube River. The map is fully engraved to show hills and mountains, tracts of farmland, and the tributaries of the Danube. Vienna is depicted with a miniature bird's-eye plan, and the surrounding towns in the region are depicted with miniature castles and churches. The map is surrounded by a decorative frame-style border.

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Condition: B

A nice impression with light soiling, a damp stain in top right corner, and a long centerfold separation at bottom that has been closed with archival material. There are remnants of non-archival paper tape on verso, all confined to the blank margins, and a chip in bottom left blank margin.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $170

Closed on 2/13/2013

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