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Auction 88, Lot 289

"Het Geloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo, nessens syne Apostelen", Visscher

Subject: Holy Land

Period: 1660 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19 x 12.5 inches
48.3 x 31.8 cm
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Fine map of Israel with north oriented to right. Decorative title cartouche at bottom flanked by vignettes depicting the life of Christ. At top, putti hold banners with the key to the map and scale of miles, while tiny ships sail in the sea. Expert repairs of marginal folds, map very fine.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $200

Closed on 10/2/1999

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