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Auction 141, Lot 4
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"Atlante Novissimo, Illustrato ed Accresciuto Sulle Osservazioni, e Scoperte…", Zatta, Antonio

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1785 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.5 x 13.2 inches
26.7 x 33.5 cm
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This rococo-style title page is centered on an elaborate fountain. The seaside scene at bottom features the figure of Geography with a large globe and a number of putti engaged in mapmaking and observation. The border is formed by putti with geographical instruments and maps, and is completed by a heavenly scene centered on the muse of Learning with the winged lion of Venice to her left.

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Condition: B+

Watermarked paper with some very light extraneous creasing at left and minor damp staining along the right edge of the sheet, away from the engraving.

Estimate: $180 - $240

Unsold

Closed on 9/5/2012

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