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Auction 128, Lot 716
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"Tarvisini Agri Typus Auctore Io. Pinadello Phil. et I.C. Tarvisino", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Italy

Period: 1595 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.5 x 12 inches
24.1 x 30.5 cm
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A finely engraved map that focuses on the Veneto region of northeast Italy. Treviso and Venice are prominently shown, as are the rivers that dominate the topography. The map is based on a manuscript map drawn by Giovanni Pinandello prior to 1579. The map is the right section of a folio sheet with full borders. It is adorned with two strapwork cartouches.

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Condition: B+

Faint toning and a few light spots, mostly in the blank margins.

Estimate: $250 - $325

Sold for: $190

Closed on 5/20/2009

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