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Auction 177, Lot 483
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"[Untitled - Map of Northern Switzerland]", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Northern Switzerland

Period: 1619 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.7 x 14.1 inches
47.5 x 35.8 cm
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This handsome map shows northern Switzerland with Basel and Zurich located. Miniature castle icons locate the larger towns with small villages indicated by small circles. The mountains are graphically illustrated. French text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4910:1A.1.

Condition: B+

Light toning with an extraneous crease at left and an archivally repaired tear in the bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 4/29/2020

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