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Auction 206, Lot 531

"Taurica Chersonesus", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Ukraine

Period: 1621 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.5 x 5.1 inches
16.5 x 13 cm
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A lovely miniature map of the region north of the Black Sea encompassing the Crimea and the southern steppes of Ukraine. The map is adorned with a strapwork title cartouche at top right. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #1890:351.

Condition: A

A dark impression on a bright sheet with a small hole in the border at right and a bit of show-through of text on verso, mostly in the blank margins.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $100

Closed on 11/12/2025

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