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Auction 172, Lot 551

"Venetia", Porcacchi, Tomaso

Subject: Venice, Italy

Period: 1572 (circa)

Publication: L'Isole piu Famose del Mondo

Color: Black & White

Size:
5.6 x 4.1 inches
14.2 x 10.4 cm
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This miniature map of the beautiful floating city of Venice features numerous ships in the Venetian Lagoon and a compass rose. On a full sheet of Italian text (7.5 x 11.6").

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 57-59.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/17/2019

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