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Auction 174, Lot 529

"La Suisse Divisee en ses XIII Cantons et ses Allies", Rizzi-Zannoni, Giovanni Antonio

Subject: Switzerland

Period: 1762 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Moderne

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.2 x 12.4 inches
46.2 x 31.5 cm
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This handsome map of Switzerland is surrounded on three sides with beautifully engraved crests representing each Canton. There is excellent detail throughout of towns, villages, rivers, lakes, and mountains. It is decorated with four distance scales and a title cartouche.

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Condition: B+

There is light toning along the centerfold, some minor scattered foxing, and dampstains in the top corners of the sheet.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/11/2019

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