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Auction 197, Lot 543
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"Argow", Hondius/Bertius

Subject: Central Switzerland

Period: 1616 (circa)

Publication: Tabulae Geographicae Contractae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
5.3 x 3.8 inches
13.5 x 9.7 cm
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A nice miniature map of Canton Aargau and parts of the cantons Schwyz, Zurich, and Glarus, including the cities of Bern and Lucern. Fully engraved to show the mountainous terrain and ornamented with a strapwork cartouche that incorporates a distance scale. Latin text on verso, published between 1616-18.

References: King (2nd ed.) pp. 96-99; Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #4930:342.

Condition: A

A crisp impression with a small dampstain in the bottom blank margin.

Estimate: $80 - $95

Sold for: $30

Closed on 4/24/2024

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