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Auction 164, Lot 457

"Het Ryk van Carel den Groten", Wetstein, R & G.

Subject: Europe

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.2 x 14.2 inches
51.3 x 36.1 cm
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This fine map of Europe describes the Empire of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages. The map is filled with ancient place names and decorated with a simple title cartouche and compass rose.

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Condition: A

Issued folding, now flattened, on paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark. A crisp impression with very minor offsetting and a small hole in Bulgaria.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $130

Closed on 9/13/2017

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