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Auction 169, Lot 6
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"Atlas Minor...", Mercator/Jansson

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1651 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8 x 6 inches
20.3 x 15.2 cm
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The allegorical form of title pages from this period is beautifully composed on this small sheet. The female representatives of the continents look on while geographers carefully measure a globe held aloft by the Titan, Atlas. Through these images, the publisher promises his readers that the following work and its maps will draw on both classical and modern knowledge.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #352:33.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with minor toning and light, scattered foxing.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $110

Closed on 9/12/2018

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