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Auction 192, Lot 431

"Iutiae Tabula in quae sunt Dioeceses Alburgensis, Wiburgensis, Ripensis et Arhusiensis quae et sunt Divisae in Omnia Dominia", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Northern Denmark

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 22.9 inches
47.8 x 58.2 cm
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This beautifully engraved map covers the northern and western portions Denmark. The map is filled with minute detail of fortresses, cities, towns and tiny villages. Adorned by a very decorative title cartouche flanked by local herders and a distance scale cartouche held up by a putto.

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Condition: B+

A sharp impression with full contemporary color with minor toning, light offsetting, and an archivally repaired tear in the left margin, just entering the border.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 4/26/2023

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