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Auction 207, Lot 528
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"Austria Stiria Carinthia Carniola", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: Austria

Period: 1699 (dated)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14 x 9.3 inches
35.6 x 23.6 cm
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This fine, copper-engraved map shows most of Austria (with the exclusion of Tyrol) and extends to parts of northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. It is rendered in Scherer's crisp style, highlighting the rivers, mountain ranges and numerous towns. The decorative title cartouche features a vignette of mining and barrels of grapes. Dated 1699 but published in 1703.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SHER-1a #69.

Condition: A+

A sharp impression on a bright sheet.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $120

Closed on 2/11/2026

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