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Auction 181, Lot 442

"Prussia", Mercator/Hondius

Subject: Baltic

Period: 1621 (published)

Publication: Atlas Minor

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.7 x 5.9 inches
19.6 x 15 cm
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Delightful small map depicting present-day Poland and Lithuania. The map is fully engraved with rivers, lakes, forests and mountains and is filled with place names. An ornate title cartouche fills the Baltic Sea. Latin text on verso.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #1720:351.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a lightly toned sheet.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/10/2021

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