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"Alsatia inferior", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: France and Germany

Period: 1630 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:

17 x 14.2 inches
43.2 x 36.1 cm

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Handsome map of the region around Strasbourg featuring a decorative cartouche enclosing the title and scale. Fully engraved to illustrate the rivers, forests and mountains and locate hundreds of tiny villages. French text verso.

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Condition: B

Original color with slight oxidation resulting in minor cracks along centerfold that have been stabilized with archival tape. Margins trimmed but still more than adequate for framing.

Estimate: $130 - $180

Sold for: $95

Closed on 9/29/2004

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"Alsatia inferior", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: France and Germany

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

17 x 14.2 inches
43.2 x 36.1 cm

Handsome map of the region around Strasbourg featuring a decorative cartouche enclosing the title and scale. Fully engraved to illustrate the rivers, forests and mountains and locate hundreds of tiny villages. French text verso.

References:

Condition: B

Original color with slight oxidation resulting in minor cracks along centerfold that have been stabilized with archival tape. Margins trimmed but still more than adequate for framing.

Estimate: $130 - $180

Sold for: $95

Closed on 9/29/2004

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"Alsatia inferior", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: France and Germany

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

17 x 14.2 inches43.2 x 36.1 cm

Handsome map of the region around Strasbourg featuring a decorative cartouche enclosing the title and scale. Fully engraved to illustrate the rivers, forests and mountains and locate hundreds of tiny villages. French text verso.

References:

Condition: B

Original color with slight oxidation resulting in minor cracks along centerfold that have been stabilized with archival tape. Margins trimmed but still more than adequate for framing.

Estimate: $130 - $180

Sold for: $95

Closed on 9/29/2004

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17 x 14.2 inches
43.2 x 36.1 cm