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Auction 126, Lot 13

"Gerardus Mercator", Anon.

Subject: Portraits

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.2 x 5.5 inches
10.7 x 14 cm
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Based on a 1574 portrait by Frans Hogenberg, this is an elegant engraving of Gerard Mercator measuring a globe.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $120

Closed on 12/3/2008

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