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Auction 172, Lot 533

"L'Italie Divisee en ses Principaux Estats", Fer, Nicolas de

Subject: Italy

Period: 1705 (dated)

Publication: Petit et Nouveau Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.9 x 8.1 inches
27.7 x 20.6 cm
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This small map of Italy with its neighboring countries also includes good detail of the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and part of Sicily with a flaming Mt. Etna. The map extends from Provence, France and Lake Geneva in the west to the Dalmatian coastline. At lower left is a table identifying the rulers of the various states and duchies.

References: Pastoureau, FER XII A [18].

Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding on paper with a bunch of grapes watermark and a binding trim at left that has been professionally replaced with old paper. There is a tiny hole that has been professionally repaired and a small adjacent rust spot just west of Sardinia.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $55

Closed on 4/17/2019

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