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Auction 152, Lot 555

"Melita", Munster, Sebastian

Subject: Malta

Period: 1572 (circa)

Publication: Cosmographey oder Beschreibung Aller Lander…

Color: Hand Color

Size:
3.2 x 4.9 inches
8.1 x 12.4 cm
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This tiny map, set into a sheet of German text (7.6 x 11.8"), is one of the earliest available maps of the strategically important Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. The woodblock map shows the ports and cities and is surrounded by several ships.

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Condition: A

Marginal soiling.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $70

Closed on 2/18/2015

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