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Auction 154, Lot 450

"Provincia Momoniae / The Province of Mounster", Jansson, Jan

Subject: Southwestern Ireland

Period: 1646 (circa)

Publication: Nouvel Atlas...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.4 x 15.1 inches
49.3 x 38.4 cm
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This decorative map details the southwestern Irish province of Munster. Munster is the largest of the four provinces, with the counties of Limerick, Waterford, Cork, Clare and more. Many places are named including Tipperary, Bantry Bay and the Dingle Peninsula. The sea is decorated with ships, a sea monster, and a compass rose. A drape-style cartouche and a strapwork cartouche fill the top corners of the map. French text on verso, published between 1646-49.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5920:1.

Condition: B

Original color with wide margins, minor color offsetting, and some printer's ink residue. The map was separated in half along a vertical line adjacent to the centerfold, and has been precisely re-attached with archival material.

Estimate: $275 - $350

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Closed on 9/16/2015

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