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Auction 160, Lot 612

"Les Environs de Rome", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Western Italy, Rome

Period: 1705 (dated)

Publication: L'Atlas Curieux

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.5 x 8.9 inches
34.3 x 22.6 cm
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This is a very fine map of the region surrounding Rome with the major roads delineated, including the Via Appia through the Pontine Marshes. The map extends north to Lake Bracciano and south to Sermoneta, with Rome illustrated in plan-view format.

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Condition: A+

A clean and bright example on paper with a bunch of grapes watermark.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 11/16/2016

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