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"[On 3 Sheets] Cursus Rheni a Basilea Usque ad Bonnam, III. Sectionibus Exhibitus a Domino G. de l'Isle...", Homann Heirs
Subject: Western Europe, Rhine River
Period: 1760 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Mapparum Geographicarum Generalium...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23.9 x 18.6 inches
60.7 x 47.2 cm
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This impressive three-sheet map follows the Rhine River from Basel, Switzerland, through France, to Bonn, Germany. The maps are densely engraved with boundaries, towns, roads, and topographical detail. Larger towns are depicted with miniature bird's-eye views or plans. Each sheet stands alone with the title above the top neatline and borders.
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Condition: A
Crisp impressions on bright sheets of watermarked paper with a few light dampstains confined to the top blank margins. The second sheet's centerfold has been reinforced with archival materials to repair a separation at bottom.
Estimate: $350 - $425
Price: $250
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