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"Livonia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1607 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:

7.5 x 5.3 inches
19.1 x 13.5 cm

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Beautiful map of present-day Estonia, Latvia and part of Lithuania. Fully engraved to illustrate the forests, cities and villages and embellished with a strapwork title cartouche and a scale of miles. This is from the first edition, with Latin text on verso.

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Condition: B+

Watermarked paper with a tiny abrasion and light soiling in bottom right corner. There bottom margin is trimmed close to the neatline, but is still sufficient for framing. Manuscript page number and cardinal directions in blank margins.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $110

Closed on 12/7/2011

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"Livonia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1607 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:

7.5 x 5.3 inches
19.1 x 13.5 cm

Beautiful map of present-day Estonia, Latvia and part of Lithuania. Fully engraved to illustrate the forests, cities and villages and embellished with a strapwork title cartouche and a scale of miles. This is from the first edition, with Latin text on verso.

References:

Condition: B+

Watermarked paper with a tiny abrasion and light soiling in bottom right corner. There bottom margin is trimmed close to the neatline, but is still sufficient for framing. Manuscript page number and cardinal directions in blank margins.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $110

Closed on 12/7/2011

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"Livonia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1607 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:

7.5 x 5.3 inches19.1 x 13.5 cm

Beautiful map of present-day Estonia, Latvia and part of Lithuania. Fully engraved to illustrate the forests, cities and villages and embellished with a strapwork title cartouche and a scale of miles. This is from the first edition, with Latin text on verso.

References:

Condition: B+

Watermarked paper with a tiny abrasion and light soiling in bottom right corner. There bottom margin is trimmed close to the neatline, but is still sufficient for framing. Manuscript page number and cardinal directions in blank margins.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $110

Closed on 12/7/2011

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7.5 x 5.3 inches
19.1 x 13.5 cm