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Auction 195, Lot 571

"Territorii S. Rom. Imp. Lib. Civitatis Norimbergensis Nova et Accurata Delineatio Geographica et Topographica cum Adjacentibus...", Seutter/Lotter

Subject: Southern Germany

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.7 x 19.6 inches
57.7 x 49.8 cm
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This densely engraved map focuses on the region surrounding Nurnberg, which is depicted as a miniature bird's-eye plan. The map is filled with towns, roads, mountains, and forests, with symbols identified in a legend at bottom right. The allegorical title cartouche features Minerva, Diana and a river god.

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Condition: A

A dark impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with minor printer's ink residue. There is a minor tear at bottom and a short centerfold separation also at bottom that have been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $180 - $210

Sold for: $130

Closed on 11/15/2023

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