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Auction 110, Lot 427

"L'Isle de France Parisiensis Agri Descriptio", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: France

Period: 1630 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.2 inches
19.1 x 13.2 cm
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Charming little map of the department with Paris. Fully engraved with mountains and forests by Petrus Kaerius and embellished with a ribbon-style title cartouche. German text on verso.

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Condition: A

Impression is slightly uneven, with plate ink residue, else fine.

Estimate: $110 - $150

Sold for: $80

Closed on 3/2/2005

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