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"Poliometria Europae Maxime Autem Germaniae ac Finitimorum Locorum", Elwe, Jan Barend
Subject: Cartographic Miscellany, Distance Table
Period: 1792 (published)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.6 x 19.4 inches
57.4 x 49.3 cm
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This unusual thematic chart shows the traveling distances from various European cities in a style that is still used in charts today. The table focuses on cities in Germany and the text at right describes how to use the table, explaining how one must use their pointer-fingers to locate where a row and column meet.
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Condition: B+
A nice impression with full original color on a bright sheet with an elephant watermark and a few extraneous creases. There is dampstain along the centerfold at top with a professionally repaired chip with loss of one letter within the title.
Estimate: $110 - $140
Price: $80
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