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Auction 177, Lot 333
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"Potosi", Allard, Carel

Subject: Potosi, Bolivia

Period: 1729 (circa)

Publication: Orbis Habitabilis Oppida et Vestitus

Color: Hand Color

Size:
10.7 x 8.4 inches
27.2 x 21.3 cm
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This engraving is dominated by two Native Americans, with a view of the village of Potosi and the famous mountain of silver 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 nice impression on paper with a fleur-de-lis watermark and minor foxing in the blank margins.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $140

Closed on 4/29/2020

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