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Auction 108, Lot 473

"Sardinia et Sicilia", Magini, Giovanni Antonio

Subject: Italy

Period: 1621 (circa)

Publication: Geografia…

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.8 x 5 inches
17.3 x 12.7 cm
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Finely engraved copper plate chart of the two large Italian islands with many of the adjacent smaller islands named. Seas are stipple engraved and feature fancy lettering. A handsome chart on a full sheet of Italian text.

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Condition: A

Minor printer's crease, still very good.

Estimate: $140 - $160

Sold for: $170

Closed on 9/29/2004

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