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Auction 179, Lot 577
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"Carte de la Souverainete de Neuchatel et Vallangin...", Delisle/Covens & Mortier

Subject: Western Switzerland

Period: 1730 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
25.1 x 19.6 inches
63.8 x 49.8 cm
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This striking map covers the region north of the Lake of Neuchatel. It is based on geometrical observations by the Nuremberg engineer David François de Merveilleux (1652-1712). The map is finely engraved to show abbeys and monasteries, castles, battlefields, mineral springs, forests, roads, cities, and towns. Relief is shown pictorially, and the map is oriented with north toward the upper right by a large compass rose. Lengthy historical and geographical notations are on either side of the magnificent cartouche.

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Condition: A

On watermarked paper with minor toning.

Estimate: $220 - $250

Sold for: $140

Closed on 9/16/2020

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