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Auction 92, Lot 296

"Vienna Austriae Metroopolis [on sheet with] Buda…", Braun & Hogenberg

Subject: Austria and Hungary

Period: 1600 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
18.5 x 12 inches
47 x 30.5 cm
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Two panoramic view on a double page sheet. The top view is of Vienna with coats of arms flanking the cartouche. In the foreground, on a road leading to the city is a horse-drawn carriage and a knight in full armor. The bottom view is of Budapest with several Elizabethan figures in the foreground.

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Condition: B

Old repair of centerfold and a short tear entering bottom view. Crisp impression.

Estimate: $300 - $350

Sold for: $200

Closed on 9/13/2000

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