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Auction 152, Lot 419

"Gotland oder Gothen", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Scandinavia

Period: 1572 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographey oder Beschreibung Aller Lander…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.4 x 3.9 inches
13.7 x 9.9 cm
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Charming miniature woodblock map of Scandinavia and the Baltic on a full sheet of German text (7.6 x 11.8"). The map shows simple, Ptolemaic topography with rope-like mountains and broadly-drawn rivers and only major cities located.

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Condition: A

Nice impression and color with minor marginal soiling.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $70

Closed on 2/18/2015

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