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Auction 158, Lot 268

"Caarte van t' gat van Abbo ofte Uttoy [on sheet with] Caarte van Stocholmse",

Subject: Stockholm, Sweden

Period: 1666 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
20.6 x 16.7 inches
52.3 x 42.4 cm
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This rare sheet, by Jacobsz Theunis & Jacob and Casparus Lootsman, includes two charts. The chart at right depicts the approaches to Stockholm at right, with the great city depicted at the top of the chart. At left is a chart of several Finnish islands, with north oriented to the left. The charts include extensive navigational information, including numerous tiny islands, rocks, shoals, and anchorages.

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Condition: B+

A good impression with faint offsetting, minor toning along the centerfold, and light soiling in the corners of the sheet.

Estimate: $600 - $750

Unsold

Closed on 6/22/2016

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