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Auction 143, Lot 683

"Vue et Description de Bethleem et de Nazareth, et de Plusieurs Singularitez Curieuses qui Sevoyent dans ces Lieux Saints", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Bethlehem, Holy Land

Period: 1717 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.2 x 14.1 inches
48.8 x 35.8 cm
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Beautifully engraved sheet with a large view at top of the village of Bethlehem with craftsmen, farmers and travelers in the foreground. At bottom are four other views, including a view of Nazareth, the grotto of the Church of the Annunciation, and the Church of Cana. French text accompanies the views.

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Condition: A

Watermarked paper.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $100

Closed on 2/13/2013

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