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Auction 122, Lot 475

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

Subject: Scotland

Period: 1631 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.5 x 5.2 inches
19.1 x 13.2 cm
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This delightful matched pair of small maps comprises the whole of Scotland. 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. German text on verso.

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Condition: A

Slight show through of text on verso, else fine.

Estimate: $275 - $325

Sold for: $200

Closed on 12/5/2007

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