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Auction 178, Lot 362
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"[On 2 Sheets] Marchionatus Moraviae Circulus Preroviensis quem Mandato Caesareo...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Eastern Czech Republic

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 18.3 inches
57.2 x 46.5 cm
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This densely-engraved two-sheet map shows the eastern portion of present-day Czech Republic, including the cities of Ostrava, Olomouc and Prerov. Fortified cities are shown as miniature bird's-eye plans, and roads, political boundaries, forests, and mountains are also depicted. The southern sheet includes a legend, and the northern sheet features a large title cartouche flanked by a pair of River gods.

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Condition: B+

Nice impressions on sturdy, bright sheets with full contemporary color and light soiling. The northern sheet has a stain at top left and an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom.

Estimate: $325 - $400

Unsold

Closed on 6/10/2020

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