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Auction 182, Lot 600

"Status Ecclesiastici Magnique Ducatus Florentini Nova Exhibitio", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Central Italy

Period: 1716 (circa)

Publication: Grosser Atlas uber die Gantze Welt…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.3 x 18.9 inches
56.6 x 48 cm
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This striking map covers central Italy including the Papal States and the Duchy of Tuscany. The map is densely engraved with information; the cities of Rome, Florence, Bologna and Ferrara are prominently depicted. The dramatic title cartouche represents the Papacy with symbols of the Catholic church.

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Condition: A+

A crisp impression on a bright, sturdy sheet with full contemporary color and a minute separation along the centerfold.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Sold for: $300

Closed on 4/28/2021

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