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Auction 105, Lot 319

"Patriarchatus Romani Premitivae Ecclesiae Christinae Iurisdictio, et Archiepiscopatus per totam Europam & magnam Africae partem dispersi, in Europa obtinebat Provincias VII", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: Europe

Period: 1703 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Novus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14 x 9 inches
35.6 x 22.9 cm
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Attractive map depicting the extent of the Roman Empire in Europe and northern Africa. Heinrich Scherer, professor of mathematics at Munich was a devout Jesuit whose work emphasizes the Catholic hierarchy and the spread of Jesuit missions throughout the world. Large title cartouche incorporates a portrait of St. Peter.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $500 - $550

Sold for: $375

Closed on 12/3/2003

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