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Auction 138, Lot 683

"Regiae Celsitudinis Sabaudicae Status…", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Northern Italy

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.3 x 22.8 inches
49 x 57.9 cm
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This highly detailed map of northern Italy extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Ligurian Sea in the south, including parts of Switzerland and France. A legend at bottom identifies castles, abbeys, monasteries, fiefdoms, and towns of various sizes, including Torino, Novara, Geneva, Grenoble, Nice, and Monaco. Includes a decorative title cartouche with numerous putti, the arms of the Duchy of Savoy, and Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. An index to the map with an explanation in both French and Dutch is on verso.

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Condition: A

A very sharp impression and lovely original color with a minute amount of color transfer and a short centerfold separation in left blank margin that does not enter map image.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $220

Closed on 12/7/2011

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