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Auction 171, Lot 408
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"Callao de Lima", Allard, Carel

Subject: Lima, Peru

Period: 1695 (circa)

Publication: Orbis Habitabilis Oppida et Vestitus...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.5 x 8.3 inches
26.7 x 21.1 cm
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This engraving is dominated by two Native Americans, with a view of the city and harbor of Lima in the background. This engraving was published in Carel Allard's Orbis Habitabilis Oppida et Vestitus, the first town book to incorporate both maps and costume plates of cities from all over the world, including New York, Paris, Rome, Mexico, Jerusalem, Bantam, and many more.

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Condition: A+

A dark impression on paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark and wide margins. There is a manuscript page number below the engraving at right.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/6/2019

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