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Auction 180, Lot 607

"Insularum Sardiniae et Corsicae Descriptio", Wit, Frederick de

Subject: Corsica, Sardinia

Period: 1680 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.3 x 22.6 inches
49 x 57.4 cm
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This is a striking map of the islands of Sardinia and Corsica. The coastal information is fairly accurate, but much of the interior topography is less precise. The title cartouche features the arms of the Kingdoms of Sardinia and Corsica with their characteristic symbols for the defeated Moors who had once ruled the islands.

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Condition: B

There is light offsetting and a 7" centerfold separation at center that has been archivally repaired on verso.

Estimate: $375 - $450

Unsold

Closed on 11/18/2020

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