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Auction 176, Lot 697

"Beschryving van 's Graven-Hage door Mr. Jacob de Riemer", Boitet, Reinier

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1730 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.8 x 10.4 inches
17.3 x 26.4 cm
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Fine frontispiece from a history and topography of The Hague. The title is engraved onto a monument surrounded by women, angels and putti who are examining maps and engravings of the city. Drawn and engraved by I.C. Philips, 1729.

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Condition: A

On sturdy paper with a large fleur-de-lis coat of arms watermark, light toning along the edges of the sheet, and a couple of tiny spots.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/12/2020

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