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Auction 206, Lot 537
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"Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Western Balkans

Period: 1619 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.4 x 14.1 inches
46.7 x 35.8 cm
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This nice copper-engraved map details the course of the Danube and its tributaries across the northwestern Balkans with the political divisions of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Dalmatia. The title is enclosed in a strapwork title cartouche, and the sea is stipple engraved with scroll lettering. French text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7601:1.1.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with full contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet with a small rust spot in the Gulf of Venice and minor foxing. There are several dampstains confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 11/12/2025

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