Current Auction
"Landgraviatus Hassiae Inferioris Nova Tabula, in qua Praecipue Ditiones Hasso-Casselense et Comitatus Waldeck...", Homann, Johann Baptist
Subject: Central Germany
Period: 1715 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.9 x 19.3 inches
58.2 x 49 cm
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This is a very detailed map of Lower Hessen with its individual duchies and territories showing place names, rivers, woods, and mountains. Kassel is at the center of the map. The upper corners are adorned with a drape-style title cartouche held aloft by cherubs and a hunting scene.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with light toning and soiling along the edges. There are a couple of tiny holes along the centerfold and archival repairs to a 1" centerfold separation at bottom, a 1" tear at top, and a 6" tear at bottom.
Estimate: $140 - $170
Price: $100
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$50 - $99$5
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