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Auction 143, Lot 602

"Accurata Totius Archipelagi et Graeciae Universae. Tabula Multis locis Hodiernis Recens Aucta et Correcta", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Greece

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.8 x 17.1 inches
52.8 x 43.4 cm
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This is a lovely map of the Greek archipelago, extending up to Albania and Macedonia in the north. A figurative cartouche with a classical theme balances the composition.

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Condition: B+

Original color on watermarked paper with light toning along centerfold and a few minor spots.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $190

Closed on 2/13/2013

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