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Auction 178, Lot 371
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"Veldkirch", Merian, Matthaus

Subject: Feldkirch, Austria

Period: 1642 (circa)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
12.6 x 8.4 inches
32 x 21.3 cm
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This elegantly engraved view depicts the medieval town of Feldkirch in Austria. There is excellent detail of the town and the surrounding mountains. A key in the scroll-like title cartouche identifies 30 locations of interest, including Schattenburg and the late-Gothic cathedral of St. Nikolaus. The coat of arms appears beneath the title cartouche. A compass is incorporated into the landscape at bottom left.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with minor scattered foxing and faint toning mostly in the margins.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/10/2020

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