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Auction 179, Lot 555

"Totius Fluminis Rheni Novissima Descriptio", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Rhine River

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.8 x 18.3 inches
52.8 x 46.5 cm
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Two maps one sheet, one above the other, charting the course of the Rhine River. Beginning on the top map, from its spring at the Bodensee in Switzerland, the river flows through the eastern part of Germany and transitions to the bottom map to show its course through western Germany, the Netherlands and into the North Sea. The upper map has a decorative title cartouche attended by the trumpeting Angel of Fame, a Roman soldier, and a pair of devotees of Bacchus. The lower map is decorated with mer-people and sailing ships.

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Condition: B

A sharp impression in contemporary color with some minor cracks due to oxidation of the green pigment that have been closed on verso with archival tape. There is a centerfold separation at bottom that extends 4.5" into the map image that has also been closed with archival materials on verso.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $160

Closed on 9/16/2020

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