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Lot 417
Current Auction

"Scandinavia Complectens Sueciae Daniae & Norvegiae Regna ex Tabulis", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Scandinavia

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 19.2 inches
57.2 x 48.8 cm
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Beautiful folio map of Scandinavia, including the Baltic States with a portion of northwestern Russia. Locates Moscow, S. Michael Archangel, Konigsberg, and more. An elaborate figurative cartouche features a herald, putti, angels, a lion, and royal coat-of-arms. Four distance scales at upper right.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #5960-32.

Condition: B

A crisp impression with full contemporary color in the image and later color in the cartouche on a watermarked sheet. There is light soiling, a very narrow top margin, and a hole along the centerfold in the Baltic Sea that has been repaired, with some loss of image.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Current High Bid:
$0

Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $70

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