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Auction 176, Lot 34

"[Globes with Russian Text]", Lattre, Jean

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Globes

Period: 1790 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.4 x 11.4 inches
46.7 x 29 cm
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This Russian engraving depicts four globes: Copernican and Ptolemaic armillary spheres, a terrestrial globe centered on the eastern hemisphere, and a celestial globe. All text is in Russian.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on watermarked paper with minor soiling, a printer's crease at left, and professional repairs to three tears.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $250

Closed on 2/12/2020

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