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Auction 114, Lot 467

"Prussia", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Northeastern Europe, Poland and Lithuania

Period: 1634 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.6 inches
19.1 x 14.2 cm
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Delightful small map of the region of present-day Poland and Lithuania. Fully engraved to show rivers, lakes, forests and mountains and filled with place names. The decorative title cartouche, two ships and a sea monster fill the Baltic. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $130 - $170

Sold for: $160

Closed on 3/1/2006

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