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Auction 120, Lot 522

"Bourdeaux", Munster/Petri

Subject: Bordeaux, France

Period: 1598 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14 x 12 inches
35.6 x 30.5 cm
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Extremely decorative bird's-eye view of the city with particularly graphic renderings of the castles, churches and a ruined Roman amphitheater. An array of ships and fishing boats fill the harbor, and tiny people walk the streets. The plan is surrounded in a picture-frame style border, with a lettered key below. German title on verso.

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Condition: B+

Nice impression on sound paper. There is some foxing, primarily in the margins and a small binding hole, well away from the view.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $200

Closed on 7/18/2007

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