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Auction 120, Lot 476
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"[Lot of 2] Scotia Septentrionalis [and] Scotia Meridionalis", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Scotland

Period: 1628 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.2 inches
19.1 x 13.2 cm
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Delightful matched pair of small maps comprising the whole of Scotland. These maps are based on Mercator's original version with some updates in internal topography. Hadrian's Wall is shown on the boundary between England and Scotland, and the maps are filled with the names of towns. Each map is decorated with its own strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.

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Condition: A+

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $240

Closed on 7/18/2007

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