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Auction 204, Lot 475
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"Das Wiflispurgergow. Gerardo Mercatore Auctore", Blaeu, Willem

Subject: Southwestern Switzerland

Period: 1635 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.8 x 15.1 inches
50.3 x 38.4 cm
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Detailed map of the southwestern part of Switzerland showing Geneva, Lake Geneva, Lake Neuchatel, Lake Biel, Bern, Freiburg, Lake Thuner, etc. The map is credited to Gerard Mercator. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #4920:2.

Condition: B+

A crisp impression with contemporary color on a sheet with minor toning, light printer's ink residue, and a hit of soiling. There are archival repairs to a couple of cracks in the image at left, and some tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

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