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Auction 178, Lot 361

"Ducatus Breslanus sive Wratislaviensis", Jansson/Pitt

Subject: Western Poland

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication: The English Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.3 x 15.6 inches
49 x 39.6 cm
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This is an uncommon edition of this map centered on Wroclaw (Breslau) bearing a re-engraved cartouche at top containing a dedication to Sir George Cartwright, an emissary of the Duke of York and the British Officer who secured the Dutch surrender of Fort Orange (present-day Albany) in 1664. The dedication cartouche also includes a ancient Briton, a Roman soldier, and a shepherd and his flock. At bottom right is a large inset with a bird's-eye plan of Wroclaw.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2940:1.3.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a "P" watermark and some extraneous creasing along the centerfold.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 6/10/2020

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