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Auction 197, Lot 532
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"Prospect und Grundris der des Heil: Rom Reichs-Stadt Nurnberg samt Ihren Linien und Gegend auf eine Meil-Wegs Herumb", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Nurnberg, Germany

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.6 x 19.3 inches
57.4 x 49 cm
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An impressive, large map of Nuremberg and the surrounding villages and countryside with a detailed panorama below. The map has a numbered and lettered key to 49 locations and the uncolored panorama has 40 buildings identified in the key. Beautiful baroque engravings flank the view incorporating a queen, with a globe, Mercury, putti, and a river god.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a large "4" watermark. There is light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Sold for: $425

Closed on 4/24/2024

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