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Auction 186, Lot 455

"Totius Fluminis Rheni Novissima Descriptio", Danckerts, Justus

Subject: Western Europe, Rhine River

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
20.7 x 18.1 inches
52.6 x 46 cm
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Two maps one sheet, one above the other, charting the course of the Rhine River. Beginning on the top map, from its spring at the Bodensee in Switzerland, the river flows through the eastern part of Germany and transitions to the bottom map to show its course through western Germany, the Netherlands and into the North Sea. The upper map has a decorative title cartouche attended by the trumpeting Angel of Fame, a Roman soldier, and a pair of devotees of Bacchus. The lower map is decorated with mer-people and sailing ships.

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Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with marginal soiling and professional repairs to a centerfold separation at top and to some worm tracks in the bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 2/9/2022

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