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Auction 131, Lot 723

"Catane et le Mont Gibel en Sicile [on sheet with] Palerme Capitale de Sicile", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Sicily, Italy

Period: 1705 (dated)

Publication: L'Atlas Curieux ou Le Monde…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.4 x 9.2 inches
34 x 23.4 cm
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The plan at left shows an erupting Mount Etna, or Mongibello in Italian, with the city of Catania at its base. The plan at right shows Palermo, capital of Sicily. Each plan includes a key to the major sites and a ribbon-style title cartouche.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $140

Closed on 3/17/2010

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