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Auction 88, Lot 269

"Calaris", Braun & Hogenberg

Subject: Sardinia

Period: 1590 (circa)

Publication: Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 6 inches
22.9 x 15.2 cm
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Lovely city plan of the major port city from a bird's eye vantage. Sailing ships and boats in the harbor. Trimmed from a folio sheet, with 1/8" or better margins. Nice muted original color.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $160

Closed on 10/2/1999

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