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Auction 184, Lot 754

"Nouvel Atlas ou Theatre du Monde. Representant l'Allemagne avec Toutes ses Parties, Comprennant tout le Corps de l'Empire Romain. Secunde Partie du Premier Tome", Jansson, Jan

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1647 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.3 x 15.8 inches
26.2 x 40.1 cm
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This regal title page accompanied Jansson's atlas of Germany. It prominently features Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III with seven surrounding Electors in ermine cloaks. Above the Emperor and Electors, two eagles hoist a string of six armorial shields. In between the eagles looms the Imperial Eagle with the Emperor's coat of arms. The title was printed on a separate sheet of paper and pasted onto the title page, as was common practice at the time. Jansson's imprint appears at bottom. Moses Pitt would later update this title page for Volume II of his English Atlas.

References: Shirley (TP) #48, Van der Krogt (Vol. I) 1:41B.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color with gilt highlights, very light soiling, and a small hole in the bottom right corner of the sheet caused by a paper flaw.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 9/15/2021

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