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Auction 89, Lot 173

"A Chart of the Baltic Sea, Gulfs of Finland and Bothnia, with the Sound, Drawn from the best Maps & Charts",

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1748 (published)

Publication: Gentlemen's Magazine

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.2 x 9.2 inches
25.9 x 23.4 cm
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A finely executed copper engraving depicting the entire coastline of the Baltic. Explanation of the Treaty of Abo, 1743 and a decorative cartouche. Trimmed to neatline at binding side with a short tear.

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Condition: C

Estimate: $30 - $40

Sold for: $40

Closed on 12/8/1999

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