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Auction 179, Lot 825

"Flaggen Aller Seefahrenden Potenzen und Nationen in der Gantzen Weldt", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Prints - Ships, Flags

Period: 1716 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 18.4 inches
57.2 x 46.7 cm
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This is a superb engraving illustrating the flags of all seafaring nations. There are 139 flags shown along with a color key in the bottom right corner.

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Condition: A

Full contemporary color on paper with a small coat of arms watermark and a few minor spots. The bottom margin has been professionally extended to accommodate framing.

Estimate: $475 - $600

Unsold

Closed on 9/16/2020

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