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Auction 147, Lot 489

"[Les Citez & Villes de la Transsylvanie]", Munster, Sebastian

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Subject: Balkans

Period: 1565 (circa)

Publication: La Cosmographie

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.4 x 6 inches
18.8 x 15.2 cm
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Bold wood block map of the Balkans covering the regions of present-day northern Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania. Only the major cities are shown with castle icons. On a full sheet of French text measuring 8.4 x 12.1".

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Condition: B+

A nice impression with attractive color, a few tiny worm holes only visible when held to light, and a professionally repaired cut running along the neatline at left.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $160

Closed on 11/20/2013

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