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Auction 189, Lot 529

"St. Pierre de Rome", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Rome, Italy

Period: 1685 (circa)

Publication: Beschreibung des Gantzen Welt-Kreisses

Color: Hand Color

Size:
3.9 x 5.4 inches
9.9 x 13.7 cm
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A lovely bird's-eye view of St. Peter's in Rome, filled with visitors. In the background are rolling hills, houses, and several large buildings. This is the second state of the map, published in the German edition of Description de l'Univers, with German text above the map.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET I B.

Condition: A

Light printer's ink residue.

Estimate: $100 - $140

Sold for: $75

Closed on 9/14/2022

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