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Auction 170, Lot 577
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"Siciliae Regnum", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Sicily, Italy

Period: 1609 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.9 x 13.3 inches
48 x 33.8 cm
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This is a strikingly graphic map of the Kingdom of Sicily, and the first plate to appear in Mercator's Atlas. The map is filled with topography and towns, including Palermo, Syracuse, Messina, as well as the erupting Mt. Aetna. The map is decorated with a strapwork cartouche and a moire patterned sea. French text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7510:1A.

Condition: A

Full contemporary color on watermarked paper with a hint of toning along the centerfold and several damp stains confined to the blank margins.

Estimate: $475 - $600

Sold for: $350

Closed on 11/14/2018

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