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"Territorium Norimbergense", Blaeu, Willem
Subject: Southern Germany
Period: 1659 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.5 x 14.4 inches
47 x 36.6 cm
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Centered on Nuremberg with the surrounding countryside pictorially presented. The map is decorated with a large title cartouche surmounted by the trumpeting, female representation of Fame. The cartouche is composed of engraving and book binding tools representing the major trade of Nuremberg. At right is a large inset plan of the city with a key to the major buildings. Spanish text on verso, published between 1659-72.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2580:2.
Condition: B+
Lovely, original color on a bright sheet with wide margins and a large watermark of the god Atlas. There is light toning along centerfold and a few minute worm holes in the image.
Estimate: $200 - $230
Price: $150
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