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Auction 184, Lot 472

"Nova Totius Livoniae Accurata Descriptio", Jansson, Jan

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1640 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.4 x 15.4 inches
51.8 x 39.1 cm
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Superb map of Estonia and Latvia providing good information on the rivers, forests, lakes, islands, and cities. A large title cartouche, sailing ships, a sea monster, and wonderful calligraphy decorate the map. Jan Jansson (1596-1664) was a Dutch cartographer and the son-in-law of Jodocus Hondius. A globe maker, he published an edition of Ptolemy's works in 1617, and he and his brother-in-law, Henricus Hondius, published the Atlas Novus in 1637. At Henricus Hondius' death in 1657, he inherited the Hondius publishing firm. Blank verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #1710:1B.1.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet with marginal soiling and professional repairs to some separations along the centerfold and a couple of chips along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $350 - $425

Sold for: $250

Closed on 9/15/2021

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