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Auction 174, Lot 426

"Nieuwe Kaart van het Koninkryk Zweden, na de Laatste Ondekkinge int Licht Gebracht", Tirion, Isaac

Subject: Scandinavia

Period: 1734 (dated)

Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.6 x 11.3 inches
34.5 x 28.7 cm
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Sharply engraved map displaying most of Scandinavia, with Finland, Lapland, part of Russia, and the northern tip of Denmark. The focus is on the Kingdom of Sweden, with nice detail of topography, cities, and towns. Embellished with a simple compass rose in the sea. The map was drawn by J. Keyser.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with minor offsetting, light toning along the top edge of the sheet, and a binding trim at right that has been professionally replaced with period-correct paper.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/11/2019

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