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Auction 150, Lot 484

"Circulus Suevicus Complectens Omnes Status Subdivisos...", Valck, Gerard

Subject: Southern Germany

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.8 x 19.4 inches
57.9 x 49.3 cm
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This elegantly engraved map of southern Germany includes Heidelberg, Augsburg, Stutgart, Constance, and Strassburg. Teeming with information, it shows a number of cities in the form of miniature plans and many smaller towns and villages. The decorative title cartouche features two Roman soldiers and a river god.

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Condition: A

Full original color. There are a couple of minor spots, a centerfold separation that just enters the neatline at top, and an archivally repaired centerfold separation that enters 1" into map at bottom.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 9/17/2014

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