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Auction 178, Lot 372

"Prospectus Elegantiores Splendidissimae Archiepiscopatis Urbis Salisburgensis, Praecipuarumq in ea Illustrium, ac Maxime Mirabilium...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Subject: Salzburg, Austria

Period: 1716 (circa)

Publication: Neuer Atlas uber die Gantze Welt

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.5 x 19.3 inches
57.2 x 49 cm
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This interesting sheet is filled with views of the ten most important churches, castles, and other buildings in Salzburg at the time. A striking panoramic view of Salzburg is at the lower right, showing the Salzach River bisecting the city.

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Condition: B

Full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a large coat of arms watermark and minor soiling. There are 1" and 4.5" tears at bottom that have been closed on verso with non-archival tape. Trimmed at bottom by the bookbinder with partial loss of the neatline.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/10/2020

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