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Auction 112, Lot 8
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"Genius Utriusque Americae, et Indigenarum Indoles et Exercitatio", Scherer, Heinrich

Subject: Title Pages - South America

Period: 1703 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Marianus

Color: Black & White

Size:
7.5 x 9.5 inches
19.1 x 24.1 cm
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This fascinating frontispiece illustrates the various riches and industry of South America. The engraving focuses on the silver mining operations at Potosi, Bolivia with a stylized view of the mountain city and mines. In the foreground are scenes of trading and in the background are volcanoes and a flotilla of silver-laden galleons. Designed by Johannes Degler and beautifully engraved Joseph à Montaglegre of Nuremberg.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $325 - $375

Sold for: $180

Closed on 9/28/2005

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