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Auction 203, Lot 429
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"A Plan of the City of Copenhagen", Kitchin, Thomas

Subject: Copenhagen, Denmark

Period: 1784 (dated)

Publication: Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark...

Color: Black & White

Size:
12.2 x 10.6 inches
31 x 26.9 cm
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This bird's-eye view presents the fortified city with a key at top left listing 22 important buildings including the New Palace, hospitals, churches, university, and more. Locates the Citadel along the northeastern wall and names both Merchants Harbour and Man of Wars Harbour. Engraved by Thomas Kitchin and published by Thomas Cadell in the Strand. This map was published in volume 2 of William Coxe's Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding on watermarked paper with light offsetting and a bit of foxing along the left border. There is a binder's trim at lower left.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 4/23/2025

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