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Auction 175, Lot 450

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"Berghe Ducatus Marck Comitatus et Coloniensis Dioecesis", Mercator/Cloppenburgh

Subject: Western Germany

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication: Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.7 x 7.2 inches
24.6 x 18.3 cm
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This small but detailed map covers the Duchy of Berg, Mark County, and the Electorate of Cologne in Germany. Several cities are named including Cologne, Duisburg, Dusseldorf, Bonn, Marburg, and Frankfurt. There is nice topographical detail, with the Rhine prominently shown carving through the region. Engraved by Petrus Kaerius. French text on verso, published between 1630-36.

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Condition: A

There are a few faint spots and a short edge tear in the bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 11/13/2019

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