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Auction 180, Lot 557
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"Walachia Servia, Bulgaria, Romania", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Eastern Balkans

Period: 1609 (published)

Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.6 x 13.7 inches
47.2 x 34.8 cm
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This attractive map of the Eastern Balkans is centered on Bulgaria and includes the Bosphorus and Constantinople. The Danube and its tributaries flow across the map and are the focal point. This is Mercator's first map of the region, which was replaced in 1636 with an updated strapwork title cartouche with a military theme. French text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7602:1.2.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on paper with a coat of arms watermark, light toning, a few spots of foxing, and a few minor edge tears.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $140

Closed on 11/18/2020

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