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Auction 192, Lot 66

"Equateur", Mallet, Alain Manesson

Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Globes

Period: 1683 (circa)

Publication: Description de l'Univers

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.1 x 5.8 inches
10.4 x 14.7 cm
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A ribbon-style cartouche hovers over an armillary sphere, which sits atop a double-hemisphere world map on a table. Celestial and terrestrial globes sit beside the table. French text on verso.

References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET 1 A [6].

Condition: B+

A nice impression on a lightly toned sheet with a stain in the bottom margin.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $90

Closed on 4/26/2023

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