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Auction 148, Lot 586

"Plan de la Ville de Palerme dans l'Isle de Sicile", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

Subject: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Period: 1764 (circa)

Publication: Le Petit Atlas...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.7 x 8.6 inches
17 x 21.8 cm
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A detailed bird's-eye plan of the city of Palermo on the northern shore of Sicily. The plan identifies the citadel, a small fort, and an aqueduct, among other features. Numerous soundings fill the waters.

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Condition: A+

A fine impression on watermarked paper with wide, original margins.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Sold for: $130

Closed on 2/19/2014

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