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Auction 178, Lot 306

"Regni Sueciae in Omnes Suas Subjacentes Provincias Accurate Divisi Tabula Generalis", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Scandinavia

Period: 1716 (circa)

Publication: Neuer Atlas uber die Gantze Welt

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 19.2 inches
56.9 x 48.8 cm
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This detailed map illustrates Sweden, parts of Norway and Finland, and the Baltic states that were at the time under her control - Latvia and Estonia. Scores of towns and villages, rivers and lakes and islands are located and named. The large decorative title cartouche features the royal coat of arms, a trumpeting angel, putti and soldiers.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a bright sheet with full contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouche. There are a few spots of soiling, a professionally repaired hole in the Baltic Sea, and light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/10/2020

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