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Auction 105, Lot 447

"Veroveringe van Cadix, in 't Jaar 1596", Le Clerc, Jean

Subject: Spain

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13 x 10 inches
33 x 25.4 cm
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Super engraving of the capture and sacking of Cadiz by an English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Vere. The harbor is literally filled with ships engaged in battle. The plan of Cadiz is shown in bird's-eye form.

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Condition: A

Minor discoloration in wide margins.

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $240

Closed on 12/3/2003

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