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Auction 190, Lot 381

"Regni Borussiae Secundum Observationes Novissima, Acuratissima Descriptio... / Carte Nouvelle du Royaume de Prusse, Dressee sur les Observations les Plus Nouvelles...", Elwe, Jan Barend

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1792 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.9 x 18.1 inches
60.7 x 46 cm
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A meticulously detailed map of the region of northern Poland through Lithuania, including Gdansk (Danzig). Inset at left reveals a plan of Koningsberg, now known as Kaliningrad. The chart is simply adorned two compass roses. Dual titles in Latin and French.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with contemporary color on watermarked paper. A short edge tear confined to the bottom blank margin has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $400 - $475

Unsold

Closed on 11/16/2022

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