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Auction 207, Lot 523
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"[Argow]", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Central Switzerland

Period: 1613 (circa)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.6 x 14.2 inches
47.2 x 36.1 cm
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Handsome map of central Switzerland with Bern and Lucerne located. Icons locate the larger towns with small villages indicated by small circles. The mountains are graphically illustrated. This is the first of three plates that were created for Mercator's Atlas. Latin text on verso, published between 1613-19.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #4930:1A.1.

Condition: A

Contemporary color on a sheet with light toning and soiling along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/11/2026

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