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Auction 121, Lot 330

"Der Statt Themistitan in den Newen Inseln gelegen", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Mexico City

Period: 1550 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Black & White

Size:
6.5 x 6.5 inches
16.5 x 16.5 cm
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An early woodcut plan of Mexico City, showing the city on the lake and centered on the plaza with a number of buildings noted. On a sheet of German text (8.5 x 13.25").

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Condition: B+

A lightly toned sheet with a somewhat irregular impression.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/26/2007

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