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Auction 191, Lot 623

"Les Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Sicily, Italy

Period: 1708 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.8 x 21.5 inches
40.1 x 54.6 cm
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This uncommon map of Sicily and southern Italy, extending to Rome in the north, is divided into its kingdoms, with details of the towns, rivers, mountains and forests in the region. The active volcano of Mount Etna, Mont Gibel, is depicted on the east coast of Sicily. It also extends to include the strategically important island of Malta. The title cartouche features the coat of arms of the Angevins of Naples and the Aragonese kings of Sicily.

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Condition: B

Contemporary outline color on a sheet with wide margins and the watermark of a Maltese cross encircled in rosary beads. There is toning along the centerfold, light offsetting, and a centerfold separation at left, far from map image. At top left is a printer's crease, and there is some soiling and staining in the blank margins.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 2/8/2023

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