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Auction 134, Lot 515

"Geneva (Geneve)", SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Subject: Geneva, Switzerland

Period: 1841 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.8 x 11.3 inches
37.6 x 28.7 cm
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Terrific plan of the fortified city with great detail of major buildings, streets, fortifications, bridges and the surrounding area. Includes an inset "Environs of Geneva" and a vignette showing the city from across the river with individual buildings clearly visible and numerous figures in the foreground.

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Condition: A

There is a faint stain and a couple tiny repairs in the blank margins.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $190

Closed on 12/1/2010

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