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"Regiae Celsitudinis Sabaudicae Status in quo Ducatus Sabaudiae Principatus Pedemontium et Ducatus Montisferrati in suas quasq Ditiones & Territoria Divisi cum Finitimis Regionibus...", Homann, Johann Baptist
Subject: Northwestern Italy
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Mapparum Geographicarum Generalium...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.4 x 19.8 inches
56.9 x 50.3 cm
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This fully engraved map of northwestern Italy is bounded by Geneva in the north (depicted along the top border of the map), Grenoble in the west, the Gulf of Genoa in the south, and Milan and Lake Como in the east. There is great detail of towns, roads, political boundaries, rivers, and mountains. The decorative title cartouche features Athena, goddess of war and wisdom, and two royal figures.
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Condition: B+
Full contemporary color on a clean watermarked sheet. There is an 8" archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom and a tiny repaired chip at the top of the centerfold with minor loss of border.
Estimate: $200 - $230
Price: $150
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