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Auction 147, Lot 491

"Forum Iulium, Karstia, Carniola, Histria etc.", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Balkans, Italy

Period: 1610 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.3 x 5.7 inches
18.5 x 14.5 cm
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Charming small map of the northern tip of the Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Venice, present-day northeastern Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia. Two strapwork cartouches fill the Gulf of Venice. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #7170:351.

Condition: B

Evenly toned with a few chips along the neatline at right that have been repaired using old paper with a small portion of border in facsimile.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Unsold

Closed on 11/20/2013

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