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Auction 195, Lot 547

"Regni Valentiae Typus", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Eastern Spain

Period: 1628 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.8 x 13.9 inches
47.8 x 35.3 cm
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This handsome map of Valencia covers the coastline from Cartagena to Benicarlo with north oriented to the right. It is boldly accented with a sailing ship, sea monster, and a fully engraved moiré-patterned sea in which decorative title and distance scale cartouches float. French text on verso, published in 1628 or 1633.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #6155:1.1.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with light toning, an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom, a printer's crease in the bottom left corner, and some light, extraneous creasing.

Estimate: $200 - $230

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Closed on 11/15/2023

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