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Auction 204, Lot 463

"Silesia Ducatus a Martino Helwigio Nissense Descriptus", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Southwestern Poland

Period: 1640 (circa)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.7 x 15 inches
50 x 38.1 cm
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Decorative map centered on Breslaw (Wroclaw) and bordered by Brandenburg and Bohemia. The map is embellished with the elaborate coat of arms of Silesia and a figurative title cartouche festooned with birds, animals, a nymph, and a satyr. Based on the surveys of Martin Helwig. Latin text on verso, published between 1640-55.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2900:2.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with a printer's crease to the right of the title cartouche and another running alongside the centerfold. There is light toning and soiling along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 6/18/2025

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