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Auction 182, Lot 550

"Potentissimae Helvetiorum Reipublicae Cantones Tredecim cum Foederatis et Subjectis Provinciis ", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Switzerland

Period: 1710 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 19 inches
56.6 x 48.3 cm
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This handsome and detailed map of Switzerland is colored to show the regions of various religious enclaves. A large, decorative title cartouche features the coats of arms of the cantons. Below the cartouche and in the lower left corner are vignettes of farm and village life.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression in full contemporary color with two small wormholes in the bottom corners and a couple of minor spots.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 4/28/2021

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