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Auction 205, Lot 639

"Chinensium Mores, Consuetudines et Vivendi Rationes", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: Title Pages, China

Period: 1703 (published)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.6 x 9.4 inches
19.3 x 23.9 cm
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This inventive title page was drawn by Johann Degler and engraved by Joseph a Montelegre. The image centers on the Imperial Court with a ceremony in progress. In the background are a burial ground, a junk ship, a temple, and men plowing.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #106.

Condition: A+

A sharp impression on a bright sheet.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $80

Closed on 9/10/2025

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