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Auction 204, Lot 517

"Nieuwe Kaart van Italie na de Nieuwste Waarnemingen van de l'Isle en Andere", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Italy

Period: 1745 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.9 x 12.9 inches
37.8 x 32.8 cm
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A handsome and detailed map of Italy extending to include Corsica, Sardinia, Minorca, Croatia, Albania, Dalmatia, and the northern coast of Africa. It locates numerous towns and cities, river systems, and mountains, including Mt. Etna which is shown erupting on Sicily. Decorated by a block-style title cartouche containing three distance scales and a simple compass rose at center.

References:

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a sheet with a Strasbourg Lily watermark. There is minor foxing and light printer's ink reside in the image. A couple of dampstains at top and minor soiling are confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Unsold

Closed on 6/18/2025

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