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Auction 132, Lot 531

"[Istria]", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Balkans

Period: 1578 (published)

Publication: Cosmographia

Color: Hand Color

Size:
6.2 x 5.6 inches
15.7 x 14.2 cm
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Woodblock map of Istria, in present-day Croatia, which at the time was a part of the Republic of Venice. The map is filled with mountains and forests and the icons of major cities. On a full sheet (8 x 13") with German text below and on verso.

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Condition: B+

Toned with some light foxing in the margins and text.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 6/2/2010

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