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Auction 181, Lot 486

"Ducatus Slesvicensis in Omnes Ejusdem Generales et Particulares Praefecturas Exacte Divisi Nova Tabula", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Northern Germany

Period: 1725 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.4 x 19.2 inches
56.9 x 48.8 cm
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This large, boldly engraved map of the Schleswig-Holstein region names the fortified cities of Tonning, Husum, Sonderborg, Flensborg, and Sleswight. Shoals and passages are fully engraved in the sea. The pictorial title cartouche features figures and commerce from the region.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression with full contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet with a light damp stain at top center, a printers crease at left, and light printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/10/2021

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