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Auction 133, Lot 422
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"Flandria, Brabantia, et Holanda Nova", Ruscelli, Girolamo

Subject: Low Countries

Period: 1599 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
9.8 x 7.2 inches
24.9 x 18.3 cm
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Ruscelli based this map of the Low Countries on Gastaldi's edition of Ptolemy. It illustrates the lowlands of Holland very well and names Isole de Zilanda. It covers a wide region and includes part of England, France and Germany. Engraved in the Italian style with stippled seas. This is a later state with Nova erared from the title.

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Condition: B+

There is some printer's ink residue and a small spot of candle wax in the bottom border.

Estimate: $200 - $275

Unsold

Closed on 9/1/2010

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